Josh Jacobs to have surgery on his broken finger

(Photo by Kathryn Riley/Getty Images) | Getty Images Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs dropped out early against the New England Patriots due to a broken ring finger on his right hand, which got caught on a facemask. Now, CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz is reporting that Jacobs will have surgery an

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Green Bay Packers running back Josh Jacobs dropped out early against the New England Patriots due to a broken ring finger on his right hand, which got caught on a facemask. Now, CBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz is reporting that Jacobs will have surgery and can miss up to three weeks — which thankfully includes the Packers’ bye week.

If the Packers do want to work a three-week timeline with Jacobs, it means that he won’t be going on the injured reserve. That’s an important piece of the puzzle, as Green Bay

is running out of injured reserve spots that will eventually be designated to return.

Without Jacobs, the Packers have MarShawn Lloyd, Pierre Strong Jr. and Kaleb Johnson on the 53-man active roster at the moment. Lloyd did miss last week’s action with a knee injury, though. With that being said, the team has another back, Chris Brooks, with an open practice window — so there’s a good chance that he’ll be returning to the active roster eventually.

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Update: Netflix’s Tom Pelissero is now reporting that Jacobs could go on IR, which would cost him four games (five weeks with the Packers’ bye).