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The Packers have placed 24-year old WR Brett Swain on the Injured Reserve List with a bad knee ending his season. Swain played in 6 games for the Packers this season and he didn’t catch any passes but he did make 3 tackles on special teams. The Packers have promoted WR Jake Allen from the practice squad to serve as the #4 WR and to help out on special teams.
The Packers will be without running back DeShawn Wynn for at least a month due to a knee injury. He has carried the ball 6 times for 19 yards (3.2 ypc) and he has caught 2 passes for 19 yards (9.5 avg) this season. The Packers did not wait around to replace Wynn as they have signed Ahman Green to back up Ryan Grant. That was needed because Brandon Jackson just isn’t cutting it for the Packers. He has carried the ball 2 times for 6 yards (3.0 ypc) and he has caught 1 pass for 12 yards. Jackson will remain the #3 RB for the Packers even with Wynn out of action.
UPDATE: The Packers have placed DeShawn Wynn on the Injured Reserve List ending his season.
Jordy Nelson will likely miss the next couple of weeks due to a minor knee injury. He has caught 7 passes for 104 yards (14.7 avg) with 1 TD grab. Brett Swain will likely replace Nelson as the Packers’ #4 WR despite not catching any passes yet this season. Look for the TEs and WR James Jones to pick up the slack in the passing game until Nelson is ready to return. Nelson has also returned 7 kickoffs for 205 yards (29.3 avg) and 4 punts for 15 yards (3.8 avg) this season for the Packers. CB Tramon Williams will likely replace Nelson in both roles until he is ready to return to action. He has returned 1 punt for 45 yards this season.
The Packers have lost KR/PR Will Blackmon for the season after he tore his ACL on Monday Night in Minnesota. He returned 10 kickoffs for 233 yards (23.3 avg) and 3 punts for 11 yards (3.7 avg). Blackmon is a good player but WR Jordy Nelson should be able to replace him. Nelson has returned 6 kickoffs for 176 yards (29.3 avg) and 3 punts for 14 yards (4.7 avg). The Packers might have to use Nelson a little less on offense so he doesn’t get worn down. He has caught 7 passes for 104 yards (14.9 avg) with a TD this year.
The Packers will be without starting LT Chad Clifton until at least week #5 as he has a high ankle sprain. Maybe that explains how DE Antwan Odom abused him last weekend. Starting left guard Daryn Colledge will move out to tackle with Jason Spitz moving into the starting lineup at LG. The Packers should be o.k. until Clifton gets completely healthy as he wasn’t going to help the team trying to play through his injury.