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Before practice on Wednesday, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur stated “we’ll see” when it comes to the Week 1 health of defensive end Micah Parsons, who was listed on the injury report with a back injury today. “He’s doing everything in his power,” LaFleur added. “We got to get through a couple practices to see how he responds.”
Officially, Parsons was listed as limited on Wednesday, along with safety Zayne Anderson (knee), center Elgton Jenkins (hip), defensive end Barryn Sorrell (knee), receiver Dontayvion Wicks (calf) and receiver Savion Williams (hamstring). Aside from Jenkins, none of these injuries are new, as the rest of the group was sidelined for the last week of the preseason.
Beyond the limited players, cornerback Nate Hobbs (knee) and receiver Jayden Reed (foot) were non-participants in practice. The good news? Quarterback Jordan Love (thumb) is listed as a full participant. In his media availability after practice, Love stated that he should be able to hand off the football with both hands against the Detroit Lions on Sunday.
While the Packers had a padded practice on Wednesday, the Lions didn’t practice at all today. In their estimated injury report, though, backup running back Sione Vaki (hamstring) and backup linebacker Trevor Nowaske (elbow) were listed as non-participants. Hypothetically limited were backup guard Kayode Awosika (shoulder) and third receiver Isaac TeSlaa (illness). Relatively, the Lions are healthy going into this one.
Update: According to Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber, Reed’s non-participation in practice is mostly a pain-management issue.
