While the Green Bay Packers won’t have cornerback Jaire Alexander available for Sunday night’s showdown with the Seattle Seahawks, Matt LaFleur’s team is getting back to starters who missed time with head injuries.
LaFleur confirmed that receiver Romeo Doubs and safety Evan Williams cleared concussion protocol and will be available to play on Sunday night.
Doubs, who has 34 catches for 483 yards and two touchdowns this season, missed two games after suffering a concussion in the third quarter of the Packers’ win over the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, Nov. 24. He practiced last week but only now passed the final stage of the league’s protocol.
Williams, who suffered his concussion at Ford Field last Thursday night, got extra recovery time with the mini-bye and cleared the protocol in time to play against the Seahawks. He’ll be an expected starter next to Xavier McKinney and an important member of a secondary that won’t have Alexander or rookie defensive back Javon Bullard due to injuries.
The Packers are also expecting to return linebacker Edgerrin Cooper, who has missed three straight games with a hamstring injury.
A final injury report will be issued later Friday afternoon.
