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Powered by. then {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}} per month. Packers Rookie to Miss ‘At Least 6 Weeks’ After Surgery: Report, Copyright © 2020 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. The Green Bay Packers once again find themselves shorthanded at inside linebacker. Had Burks been healthy, he was set to start at inside linebacker alongside Blake Martinez. Like Martin, Bolton was a standout rookie for the Packers in his first camp and was vying for a starting job before his injury took him out of the mix.

OAKLAND, Calif. - Perhaps the fact that rookie inside linebacker Oren Burks’ injury occurred before the Green Bay Packers took on the Oakland Raiders in their third exhibition game is a good sign for them. “It might not have been the best fit. Rookie on rookie crime here from Ty Summers on Dexter Williams. I’m going to be wearing the harness, like I did last year (with the shoulder injury), so it’s not too much of an issue,” Burks said. “We’ve had a lot of opinions and been going back and forth, but pretty definitive that I’m not going to be doing surgery,” Burks said after doing some light drill work during Tuesday’s practice.

It just came to a point where it was time.

It's not season ending, but it's a setback. Summers impressed in the preseason opener with a team-high 10 tackles. “It definitely affords you just the ability to sit back and observe everything that’s going around.”. Enjoy more articles by logging in or creating a free account. Both Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady have drastic splits with and without pressure in 2020, and each defense has the pass-rushers capable of consistently disrupting the opposing quarterback. Martin’s lengthy injury immediately makes him a candidate for the Packers’ injured reserve list, but new rules implemented due to the COVID-19 pandemic require him to spend one day on the initial roster in order for him to be eligible to return from IR. Burks was seeing extensive action alongside fellow inside linebacker Blake Martinez with the first-team defense — and not just in the base defense. Help at wide receiver is arriving for the Green Bay Packers ahead of Sunday's showdown with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Packers coach Matt LaFleur planned to play Aaron Rodgers Thursday, until he saw that Raiders coach Jon Gruden wasn’t playing any of his first-line guys and the turf at IG Field. The Packers are giving him that chance, and they’re now really counting on him to be a playmaker. If you assume Martinez — duh — and Burks are both locks to make the Packers’ 53-man roster, it leaves three talents competing for roughly one spot. It was a matter of how I was recovering and looking at the scar tissue. Some good news at ILB: On the day after Kamal Martin had knee surgery, Oren Burks (42) returned to practice. “Most of the time with pec injuries, you’re pretty much done for the season,” Burks said. By: Zach Kruse. He knows it, and he’s rightfully excited to be back on the field and in a position to prove he can play a bigger role. Bolton played well in Thursday’s preseason victory against the Houston Texans, finishing with two tackles and a pass defense. Last September, the Packers were facing similar depth issues at inside linebacker and cut a deal with the New York Giants to acquire B.J. The Buccaneers are physical and fast and capable of disrupting what the Packers do well. Effort.

The Packers really used the 2020 draft to build the foundation for the future. Another one would leave the Packers on shaky ground given that Burks has only played 179 defensive snaps and Summers, a 2019 seventh-round pick, was exclusively a special teams player as a rookie. While quarterbacks so often get the glory, especially in a matchup featuring Rodgers and Brady, the battles upfront along the line of scrimmage will alomst certainly decide a victor on Sunday. Rookie tight end suffered a knee injury against the Falcons on Monday night. Mason Crosby's experience and reliability far outweigh any salary-cap savings and long-term potential that competitor Sam Ficken offers. Unable to earn any playing time at inside linebacker – even with injuries to both starters – Oren Burks is training to become an outside linebacker. The Packers are now counting on internal options – and especially two young, former draft picks coming off of significant injuries – to elevate the two position groups in 2020. Zach Kruse (3-1): Packers 24, Buccaneers 23. Keep both? It would seem wise for the Packers to add depth to some degree. 26. Mike Spofford. We wish him the best,” Gutekunst said Tuesday. Should the Packers have interest in Ravens kicker Kaare Vedvik? Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Valdes-Scantling didn’t sound like a player needing to be rebuilt from the ground up.

In other words, if the Packers put Martin on IR before the roster cutdown deadline at 3 p.m. Saturday, he will not be able to return for the entire 2020 season. He can really run, and his background as a collegiate safety should give him a fighting chance in the passing game. Could general manager Brian Gutekunst make the same thing happen again for the Packers in 2020? While productive during his first seven games, a combination of knee and ankle injuries – and specifically the ankle – submarined the second half of Valdes-Scantling’s second season.

Will MVS or Allen Lazard be the Packers No. A starter to open training camp each of the last two summers, Burks has also suffered unfortunate injuries each of the last two summers. Sign up for the Packers Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. packers.com senior writer. He’s trying to grab from the ground. It’ll be interesting where he ends up.”. Packers Forum: HQ for all Packers conversations, Packers vs. It was also in no small part because he arrived at training camp on Aug. 8, well after it had begun. Welcome to Packers Wire's European Union Experience. News not bad on Oren Burks' injury McCarthy reviews inside LB group, plus play of CBs, QBs, O-linemen from Oakland game Aug 26, 2018 at 02:39 PM. More time will tell on Burks, while only more action will show which of the three linebackers will emerge from training camp with the Packers. Buccaneers: 5 keys to victory for Matt LaFleur's team in Week 6, Packers CB Kevin King to be game-time decision vs. James Crawford University of Illinois Career Highlight, A couple of plays made by James Crawford throughout his great career at the University of Illinois. No one would have blamed Gutekunst for addressing either position early in the draft. Burks did not participate in the team’s live scrimmage on Sunday, but his presence restores some vitality to the inside linebacker room that remains without two players. Burks, whose only contribution since being drafted in the third round in 2018 has been on special teams, has proved to … Kerryon Johnson of the Detroit Lions tries to evade Packers linebacker Oren Burks after making a catch. Jason Wilde covers the Packers for ESPN Wisconsin. : Packers GM Brian Gutekunst faces challenging calls as final cuts loom, Packers at 100 | Celebrating 100 seasons of Green Bay Packers football, Photos: Packers legend Bart Starr led a full life — on and off the field, Packers swing tackle Alex Light makes big strides in second training camp, Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers blasts Colts fans for booing Andrew Luck over retirement, Packers grant Josh Jones his wish, release former second-round pick, Packers wide receiver Trevor Davis makes strong case for roster spot, ‘Risk/reward wasn’t worth it’: Matt LaFleur went with his ‘gut’ in sitting Aaron Rodgers, starters, Tom Oates: Packers would be wise to keep kicker Mason Crosby, Three things to watch when Green Bay Packers host Kansas City Chiefs in preseason finale, Keep DeShone Kizer?

And he has a golden opportunity to revive his professional career. Gutekunst looking forward to seeing what Summers can do in Baltimore. Green Bay Packers GM Brian Gutekunst could have easily used his first- and second-round picks on some combination of a wide receiver and inside linebacker during April’s draft. This site is neither endorsed, nor sponsored by, nor affiliated with Green Bay Packers or NFL Properties LLC. He played during the team’s scrimmage at Lambeau Field last Sunday and did not appear to leave with an injury. I thought it would've been more of a standing-ovation type thing and a thank-you than boos," Rodgers said. https://t.co/XOLojJbPYn pic.twitter.com/wSeDWBZ8Sc.