Green Bay Packers Injury Report: Two starters on defense did not practice on Wednesday.
The Green Bay Packers defense is still out of sync after allowing 34 points to Baker Mayfield and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers offense last Sunday.
Players and coaches have been disappointed by the lack of defensive stops, and fans are growing impatient, even clamoring for coaches to be fired. With these two players missing Wednesday’s practice, the Packers’ playoff chances will become even more tough.
De’Vondre Campbell will miss practice following a statement he made to the Packers coaching staff on Tuesday.
Former All-Pro linebacker De’Vondre Campbell missed Wednesday’s practice. Campbell was not happy after Sunday’s loss to the Buccaneers and raised eyebrows on Tuesday morning when he posted on X about playing through injuries.
Campbell has missed four games this season and has only played 56.9 percent of the snaps when he has been on the field. His injury-plagued season may have contributed to his dissatisfaction, but Campbell’s absence from practice is something to keep an eye on ahead of Sunday’s game against Carolina. Losing the former All-Pro would only exacerbate Green Bay’s problems in the future.
Darnell Savage will miss practice on Wednesday due to a shoulder injury.
Darnell Savage was also not seen on the practice field Wednesday due to the shoulder injury that kept him out of practice last week. Savage along with Jaire Alexander were inactive for last week’s game versus Tampa Bay and their presence was missed in the secondary.
The Packers secondary had holes everywhere last Sunday without Savage and Alexander. Baker Mayfield threw for a perfect passer rating, which is the first time any opposing quarterback has ever had a perfect passer rating at Lambeau Field. Adding 381 passing yards and 4 touchdowns make it even worse and it starts with pass coverage.
Alexander returned to practice in a limited fashion Wednesday, but Savage has yet to log participation. Getting either of them back would help the Packers clean up their issues on defense.
Both Campbell and Savage will have two more practices to log participation before traveling to Carolina to take on the Panthers on Sunday.
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