THE Green Bay Packers can breathe a sigh of relief after an injury scare to a key player.
One of their offensive stars suffered a knee injury in practice, but he is set to be ok for the Packers game on Sunday.
Tucker Kraft, 24, was added to the injury report after Thursday’s practice, but Green Bay believe he won’t miss any matches.
One source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter that it was “a little scare but all good” after Thursday’s training.
Another said, “I think he will be OK.”
Kraft currently leads Green Bay with eight catches for 140 yards and two touchdowns after two games.
And he’s coming off his first career 100-yard game against the Washington Commanders last weekend.
The tight end is in his third NFL season.
He was picked up in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft by the Packers, having graduated from South Dakota State.
In his final season, he helped the Jackrabbits win the FCS national championship.
So far in his NFL career, he has 99 receptions and over 1250 yards, including 12 touchdowns.
Kraft isn’t the only injury worry for the Packers.
Receiver Jayden Reed went down with a broken collarbone against the Commanders, too.
He’s expected to be put on the injury reserve list.
But he may return later this year, despite also having surgery on his foot.
Fellow receiver Christian Watson is also out as he continues his recovery from ACL surgery in January.
He has been put on the physically unable to perform list.
This means QB Jordan Love could be missing three of his top targets if Kraft is unable to play.
The Packers face the 0-2 Cleveland Browns this weekend.
They lost a tight game to the Bengals before being torn apart by Lamar Jackson and the Ravens.
Green Bay, on the other hand, are coming off the back of two huge victories against the Detroit Lions in Week 1 and the Commanders.
After the Browns, they travel to the Dallas Cowboys before their first bye week of the season.
