On Monday, Inexperienced Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said that De’Vondre Campbell’s damage state of affairs is day-to-day. LaFleur claimed that he didn’t imagine that Campbell’s knee damage, which brought about him to overlook snaps on Sunday Evening Soccer in opposition to the Buffalo Payments, is a long-term damage however he additionally wouldn’t decide to Campbell enjoying in opposition to the Detroit Lions this Sunday, both.
Campbell has began 24 video games since he joined the Packers in 2021 and earned first-team All-Professional honors final season. Inexperienced Bay misplaced each of their beginning linebackers final week when Campbell went down with an damage and rookie first-round choose Quay Walker was ejected for a shove on the Payments’ sideline. Earlier at this time it was reported that Walker won’t be serving a suspension for the shove and can solely be evaluated for a high-quality.
The primary inside linebacker to sub into the sport was Isaiah McDuffie, who previous to the sport had solely performed six whole regular-season snaps on protection in his NFL profession. He ended up enjoying 40 defensive snaps in opposition to the Payments and was the “inexperienced dot” play-caller as soon as each Campbell and Walker left the sport. Eric Wilson, a mid-season signing who has virtually completely contributed on particular groups, was the second sub into the lineup on Sunday.
For what it’s price, LaFleur additionally stated that inside linebacker Krys Barnes might “probably” return to the staff this week. Barnes was positioned on injured reserve earlier this season for a excessive ankle sprain and is now eligible to return to follow. When he does begin working towards, it begins a three-week window during which he can follow with the staff with out having to rely in opposition to the 53-man roster. Previous to Barnes’ damage, he was thought of the staff’s third inside linebacker behind Campbell and Walker.
The Packers at the moment have an open roster spot on their lively roster, however working again Kylin Hill, who has been working towards with the staff after beginning the season on the bodily unable to carry out checklist, is nearing the tip of his three-week window. The query is that if Inexperienced Bay plans on preserving 4 working backs on their lively roster or if Hill’s addition signifies that Patrick Taylor, who’s a particular groups contributor, will transfer again all the way down to the follow squad. If Taylor shifts again all the way down to the follow squad, then there’s room for the Packers to activate each Hill and Barnes.
In different damage information, LaFleur additionally spoke on guard Elgton Jenkins’ foot damage. Jenkins, who has been rehabbing from a 2021 ACL tear, was apparently stepped on in follow on Thursday, which is the place his foot damage stems from. That is, sadly, the second time the Packers have handled this in 2022 as receiver Allen Lazard additionally missed enjoying time earlier within the season as a result of he was stepped on in follow. As LaFleur put it, everybody believed Jenkins can be “alright” till gameday when Jenkins examined out his foot on Buffalo’s turf.