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The Packers have lost 24-year old cornerback Brandon Underwood indefinitely due to a shoulder injury. He played in 11 games (0 starts) for the Packers last season and he had 11 tackles. This is not a big loss for the Packers but they hope he makes a speedy recovery anyway.
28-year old safety Atari Bigby and rookie RB James Starks have been placed on the PUP list meaning they aren’t elgible to play until at least week #7. Bigby played in 13 games (11 starts) for the Packers last season and he had 49 tackles, 8 passes defensed and 4 interceptions. In 5 years with the Packers, Bigby has played in 42 games (33 starts) in which he has 158 tackles, 19 passes defensed, 10 interceptions and 3 forced fumbles. Starks was a sixth round pick out of Buffalo. The Packers hope these guys are ready to go in week #7.
The Packers have placed 24-year old, undrafted rookie running back Quinn Porter on the Injured Reserve List with a sprained MCL. Porter played in the Packers first three pre-season games and he looked pretty decent. He carried the ball 21 times for 77 yards (3.7 ypc) and he also caught 1 pass for 6 yards. Porter looks like he can handle the big jump in competition as he played at tiny Stillman College (Alabama).
The Packers will be without 35-year old CB Al Harris for at least the first six weeks of the 2010 NFL season. He has been placed on the PUP list due to knee surgery. Harris played in 10 games for the Packers last season and he had 34 tackles, 5 passes defensed, 1 sack and 2 interceptions. 27-year old Tramon Williams will replace Harris in the starting lineup and he’s plenty capable. Williams played in all 16 games for the Packers last season and he had 55 tackles, 15 passes defensed, 1 sack and 4 interceptions (94 return yards).
The Packers have placed 25-year old cornerback Josh Bell on the Injured Reserve List ending his season with a foot injury. Bell played in 4 games for the Packers last season in which he had 5 tackles. He has played in 13 games in his two years in the NFL and he has 39 tackles and he has defensed 4 passes. This is not much of a blow to the Packers as Bell was going to have a hard time making the team.
27-year old Packers’ TE Spencer Havner was involved in a motorcycle accident over the weekend which resulted in him getting a fractured scapula (shoulder) and a DUI charge. This is a blow to the Packers as Havner had a breakout season for them in 2009. He played in all 16 games for the Packers last season in which he caught 7 passes for 112 yards (16.0 avg) with 4 TD grabs. Havner also had 19 tackles and he returned 2 punts for 26 yards (13.0 avg). Havner will likely miss all of training camp while recovering from this injury.
The Packers have placed 24-year old OLB Jeremy Thompson on the Injured Reserve List with a neck injury. Thompson played in 6 games for the Packers this season and he only made 1 tackle. In two years with the Packers, Thompson has played in 15 games making 9 tackles. The Packers won’t miss him much.
The Packers have lost starting CB Al Harris for the rest of the year due to a knee injury. Harris has played in 10 games this season for the Packers and he has 34 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 1 sack, 5 passed defensed and he has 2 interceptions. Harris is a true lockdown type of corner and the Packers will miss him. 26-year old Tramon Williams will replace Harris in the starting lineup. Williams has played in all 10 games for the Packers this season and he has 23 tackles, 7 passes defensed and he also has 1 INT (67 yard return). Unlike the injury to Kampman the Packers do have a decent replacement for Harris.
The Packers have lost starting OLB Aaron Kampman for the season due to a knee injury. Kampman played in 9 games for the Packers this season and he made 42 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, forced 1 fumble and he has 3.5 sacks. Kampman will be very hard to replace and rookie Brad Jones will get the first shot. Jones was a 7th round pick last April out of Colorado. He has played in 8 games for the Packers this season and he has 14 tackles. This injury will likely hurt the Packers big time.
The Packers have lost starting center Jason Spitz for the season due to a back injury. He played in 5 games (4 starts) for the Packers this season. Replacing Spitz will be Scott Wells who has played in 6 games (5 starts) this season for the Packers. Losing Spitz has really hurt the team so far this season as the Packers were depending on him. At least they had a decent backup like Wells to take over at center.
