With the IR/return designation, Quarless can return to practice after six weeks and to game action after eight weeks.
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His legal situation cleared up in March when he reached a plea agreement of no contest that included him paying a $5,000 fine and having the charges dismissed, but it wasn’t until July that his suspension was finalized after a failed appeal.
Head coach Mike McCarthy suggested a decision on Guion’s status for Sunday’s game won’t be made until the end of the week.
Defensive lineman Letroy Guion is eligible to come off the reserved/suspended list this week.
Things look even brighter next week when the Packers take on the porous defense of the San Francisco 49ers.
The Packers have Justin Perillo on the practice squad. He’s spent a year in Green Bay’s system and is viewed as a capable special-teams player if the Packers want to limit Rodgers’ reps going forward.
Interestingly, the Packers didn’t use (or didn’t get) a roster exemption when defensive end Datone Jones returned after his suspension, following week 1. Guion is ready to go back to work. The Packers have two other tight ends on the active roster in Richard Rodgers and rookie Kennard Backman. Picture your head coming right into here (the front of his shoulder). “But this weekend I’ll be ready to go, just like last week.”… He required help from the medical staff getting off the field, and soon after moved to the locker room for further examination.
“We’ve been pretty physical”, Raji said. “Trust me, I’m aware”. He practiced in full.
Wide receiver Davante Adams was absent from practice while he continues to rehab an ankle injury. Burnett missed the Chiefs game after aggravating a calf injury in practice.
“We did good, but it was just the first half”, said cornerback Casey Hayward, who rotated outside and inside against Kansas City.
The Packers will practice again Thursday then fly to the Bay Area on Friday. Unlike the Bears’ game, however, Capers dropped Hyde back into the slot in the dime and put reserve safety Chris Banjo in center field. They did, which created the spot for Jones.
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For the 49ers, the only player who did not participate due to injury was tight end Vernon Davis (knee).
