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Green Bay Packers safety Javon Bullard has been dealing with a nagging ankle injury recently, but he hasn’t missed any action to date. After the team’s fully padded practice on Wednesday, though, Bullard was a non-participant in practice on Thursday, along with receiver Savion Williams, defensive end Lukas Van Ness and defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt (who will eventually go on the injured reserve).
If Bullard misses this week’s game against the Chicago Bears, it will be the first game he has missed in full in 2025. Previously, he dropped out of Week 3 and Week 6, but at least he was able to play 30-plus defensive snaps in those games. When injured, Bullard, who starts in the slot, was replaced by cornerback Nate Hobbs.
This is where things get interesting. Hobbs has been out since Week 9 with a knee injury. He’s a limited participant in practice right now, but is by no means a lock to play against the Bears.
If the Packers are down both Bullard and Hobbs, the next man up in the slot role for the defense is likely to be safety Kitan Oladapo. Oladalpo has played two snaps in the slot this season when the team has played their prevent defense looks, where they field two slot defenders on the field at the same time.
While Oladapo has impressed on special teams and in the preseason over the last two years, he’s only played 70 combined NFL snaps on defense in his professional career, with 50 of those coming in the Packers’ Week 18 loss to the Bears in 2024. He’s only played two games where he’s registered more than three defensive snaps in a single matchup.
Keep an eye out for Bullard and Hobbs on the injury report throughout the week as we get more information about their situations.
