The Green Bay Packers held their first true practice of the week on Wednesday after not doing on-field work on Monday and holding a walkthrough on Tuesday. With the quick turnaround for their Thursday Night Football matchup against the Washington Commanders, we already have the team’s final injury report for the week.
Here’s the bad news: Defensive end Brenton Cox Jr. (groin) and cornerback Bo Melton (shoulder) have already been ruled out of action. Cox will likely be replaced by rookie Barryn Sorrell
(knee), who was not given a game status today but was inactive last week. Melton’s snaps on special teams will probably go to reserve cornerback Kamal Hadden, who was active last week, and possibly Micah Robinson, who was a practice squad call-up in Week 1 but didn’t get on the field for a single snap versus the Detroit Lions.
The Packers listed five players as questionable for the game: safety Zayne Anderson (knee), left guard Aaron Banks (ankle/groin), cornerback Nate Hobbs (knee), defensive end Micah Parsons (back) and right tackle Zach Tom. Anderson and Hobbs missed last week’s action, while Banks and Tom were injured during play, like Cox and Melton. Parsons finished last week’s game, despite being listed as questionable going into Sunday.
If Banks and Tom are out, the most likely lineup for Green Bay on the offensive line is Rasheed Walker, Jordan Morgan, Elgton Jenkins, Sean Rhyan and Darian Kinnard. Morgan is the direct sub for Banks. If Banks is healthy, he should rotate in at right guard with Rhyan. Kinnard split time with second-round rookie Anthony Belton, who saw three snaps at right tackle last week once Tom went down.
The only players given a game status for the Commanders on Wednesday were punter Tress Way (back) and defensive end Deatrich Wise Jr. (knee). Generally, Washington seems to be healthier than Green Bay, which is probably why they conducted two walkthrough practices earlier this week compared to the Packers’ one.
