The Green Bay Packers ruled out cornerback Jaire Alexander, linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, receiver Romeo Doubs and cornerback Corey Ballentine on the final injury report before facing the Detroit Lions on “Thursday Night Football” in Week 13.
How will the injury situation affect the primetime showdown?
Here’s an in-depth breakdown of the Packers’ final injury report ahead of Week 14:
Out (4)
CB Jaire Alexander (knee): The veteran cornerback will miss his third straight game since exiting the Packers’ win over the Chicago Bears coming out of the bye. Alexander was a limited participant on Monday and Tuesday but didn’t practice Wednesday. Setback? Rehab? We’ll see. Either way, Alexander’s knee needs more recovery time and he wasn’t ready to play. The Packers will miss him Thursday night but need him healthy come the final stretch.
LB Edgerrin Cooper (hamstring): The rookie linebacker first injured his hamstring on the Wednesday before playing the 49ers. He’ll now miss his third straight game after sitting out practice all week. Quay Walker, Isaiah McDuffie and Eric Wilson will be the linebackers against the Lions’ dynamic running back pair. It’s possible he’ll have a chance to return next Sunday against the Seattle Seahawks.
WR Romeo Doubs (concussion): He practiced in a limited capacity all week but was clearly unable to completely clear the league’s concussion protocol. Doubs will miss a second straight game after suffering the head injury against the 49ers. Expect more snaps for Malik Heath and Bo Melton in completementary roles with Christian Watson, Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks handling most of the work at wide receiver.
CB Corey Ballentine (knee): A core special teamer, Ballentine injured his knee while blocking on the opening kickoff return last week and missed all three days of practice this week. The Packers don’t think his injury is a long-term issue. Without Alexander and Ballentine, the Packers may need to bring up a corner from the practice squad.
No status designation
The following players have no status designation and will be available to play on Thursday vs. the Lions: DL Kenny Clark, TE John FitzPatrick, RB Josh Jacobs, OL Elgton Jenkins, LB Isaiah McDuffie, DE Arron Mosby, C Josh Myers, LT Rasheed Walker and DL Colby Wooden.
Jenkins missed a day of practice this week but participated each of the last two days.
Lions injury report
The Lions ruled out left tackle Taylor Decker, defensive lineman Levi Onwuzurike, defensive end Josh Paschal and defensive lineman DJ Reader. Among those on injured reserve for the Lions: defensive end Aidan Hutchison, linebacker Alex Anzalone, linebacker Malcolm Rodriguez, receiver Kalif Raymond, defensive end John Cominsky and cornerback Ennis Rakestraw.
