News Now: A star player for the Packers is back to practice.
The rookie tight end Luke Musgrave has resumed practice, and the Green Bay Packers have opened the window for him to be reinstated off injured reserve.
Thursday, Dec. 21, was Musgrave’s first practice back on the field with his teammates since he sustained a lacerated kidney in Week 11 against the Los Angeles Chargers.
Even though Musgrave did not go through team drills, just getting back out there is a step towards returning to action. The Packers now have a 21-day window to decide whether Musgrave is healthy enough to activate off injured reserve, and play on game days, or be reverted to season-ending injured reserve.
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is encouraged that Musgrave was even able to take this step.
“It was great,” Matt LaFleur told reporters, about having Musgrave back on the field. “He was running and catching some balls with the trainers. He’s making progress.”
Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is encouraged that Musgrave was even able to take this step.
“It was great,” Matt LaFleur told reporters, about having Musgrave back on the field. “He was running and catching some balls with the trainers. He’s making progress.”
LaFleur added that he is “cautiously optimistic” that Musgrave will be back on the field at some point this season.
Before suffering the injury, that wound up landing Musgrave in the hospital, the Packers’ second-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft caught 33 passes for 341 yards with one touchdown, through the first 10 games of his NFL career.
It would seem that the earliest Musgrave is able to be activated from the 53-man roster, and play, would be Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings.
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The rookie tight end was nevertheless active during his injured reserve stint, even though he was unable to train.
John Dunn, Musgrave’s position coach, reports that despite his four-week hiatus, the Oregon State product actively participated in team meetings and video study.
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