The Green Bay Packers had one lone non-participant in Wednesday’s practice: running back Josh Jacobs, who was given a knee designation. This isn’t too uncommon for Jacobs, who hurt his knee against the New York Giants, but it is a situation to monitor throughout the week. If I were to guess, Jacobs will play against the Denver Broncos, despite being on the injury report, like he has the last two weeks.
Beyond Jacobs, though, receiver Savion Williams (foot) and defensive end Lukas Van Ness (foot),
who missed last week’s game against the Chicago Bears, were both limited participants in practice on Wednesday. That’s a positive sign for their injury outlooks. The Packers particularly need Van Ness back, as the team got little to no pass-rush push from the interior defensive line following Devonte Wyatt’s season-ending injury.
Generally, Green Bay seemed pretty conservative from an injury perspective today, which is interesting. On one hand, the team is going to elevation in Denver this week and probably needs to be well-conditioned for the environment. On the other hand, you also don’t want to wear out players before playing at Mile High.
Green Bay Packers Limited Participants
- RB MarShawn Lloyd (calf, IR)
- WR Jayden Reed (shoulder)
- WR Dontayvion Wicks (ankle)
- WR Matthew Golden (wrist)
- WR Savion Williams (foot)
- RT Zach Tom (back)
- DE Lukas Van Ness (foot)
- DE Kingsley Enagbare (knee)
- DE Collin Oliver (hamstring, PUP)
- DE Brenton Cox Jr. (groin, IR)
- DT Jordon Riley (knee)
- LB Kristian Welch (concussion)
- S Javon Bullard (ankle)
The Packers have another week to decide whether to call up running back MarShawn Lloyd (IR), defensive end Collin Oliver (PUP) or defensive end Brenton Cox Jr. (IR) to the 53-man roster. If they don’t do that next week, then the players will revert to the injury lists for the remainder of the 2025 season.
Beyond Van Ness and Williams, who we’ve already touched on, the only other player on the list who was unable to finish the game against the Bears last week was linebacker Kristian Welch, who dropped out with a concussion. Receivers Dontayvion Wicks and Matthew Golden didn’t play much against Chicago due to injury, but the team never gave them in-game injury statuses.
Denver Broncos Injuries
- WR Pat Bryant (hamstring, DNP)
- TE Nate Adkins (knee, limited)
- OL Ben Powers (biceps, IR, limited)
The only real major injury that the Broncos are dealing with right now is the hamstring of Pat Bryant, who is arguably the team’s number-two receiver. Bryant has posted 199 receiving yards in his last four games with Denver, including four receptions for 32 yards against the Las Vegas Raiders last week.
