The Packers had a good opening drive but it mostly ignored because of an injury to wide receiver Jordy Nelson.
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First, starting center Maurkice Pouncey was ruled out of the game with an ankle injury in the second quarter after being rolled up on by Packers safety Ha Ha Clinton-Dix.
“I have a lot of confidence in Donnie”, Rodgers said. Nelson caught nine passes, scored a touchdown and almost had a second in Green Bay’s 2010 Super Bowl victory. He appeared to have plenty of room to run when defensive back Antwon Blake slipped, but instead Nelson tumbled to the turf.
Jones ended the day going 10 of 19 for 172 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, basically making it impossible to just flat out cut him at this point because those numbers have “you can stay on the roster to hold the clipboard” written all over them.
After being looked at on the sideline, Nelson was taken to the locker room.
The injury unfortunately wouldn’t be the first season-ending ailment of the preseason, but would certainly be the most impactful. “Who benefits the most from Jordy Nelson’s torn ACL?” etc. I hate the word “benefit” there, as it’s still a man’s career, but alas, people want to know. Linebacker Howard Jones got the edge on Barclay once again and slammed Tolzien, who somehow threw the ball away, as one half of a front-back sandwich with L.T. Walton.
Rookie security Mykkele Thompson was misplaced final week when he suffered an Achilles tendon damage towards Cincinnati.
Robert Griffin III returned to practice three days after the Washington quarterback left the Redskins’ exhibition game against the Detroit Lions because of a concussion.
Giants: New York lost two safeties to serious injuries against Jacksonville on Saturday. Murphy had 4 catches on 4 targets for 61 yards and a touchdown on his resume Sunday.
“All these things end up being week to week and sometimes in these cases it’s longer than you think, ” Coughlin said.
The Packers got a big dose of bad news on Sunday, with a report indicating the initial diagnosis on Jordy Nelson’s injury is a torn ACL.
Falcons: Roddy White will undergo a minor surgical procedure on his right elbow Monday, but Atlanta coach Dan Quinn the veteran receiver should be ready for the September 14 season opener against Philadelphia.
After Kevin Fogg looked to save a touchdown on the ensuing kickoff return by getting Rajion Neal on the ground after a 38-yard return, the defense came up with a three-and-out helped considerably by an intentional grounding penalty on rookie quarterback Brett Hundley. “He was cleared for non-contact activity today, ” coach Jay Gruden said…
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Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers seemed agitated and was uncharacteristically short with his answers after the game.
