{"id":33016,"date":"2025-09-18T22:35:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-18T22:35:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33016"},"modified":"2025-09-18T22:35:32","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T22:35:32","slug":"breaking-green-bay-packers-star-tucker-kraft-injured-thursday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33016","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Green Bay Packers Star Tucker Kraft Injured Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,w_5330,h_2998,x_1637,y_440\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/ImagnImages\/mmsport\/packer_central\/01k5f9j64xgznh4f61h8.jpg\" alt=\"Packers Star Suffers Knee Injury: Thursday Injury Report vs. Browns\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">The\u00a0Green Bay Packers\u00a0look like not only\u00a0NFC North\u00a0favorites, but NFC conference favorites due to the incredible way they\u2019ve started the season. But an injury at a key position could leave them thin as they close out September.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">On Thursday,\u00a0NFL\u00a0insider Ian Rapoport reported that Kraft suffered a knee injury in practice today. His knee will reportedly be evaluated but the team believes it\u2019s not a long-term issue.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">\u201c#Packers\u00a0TE Tucker Kraft, who had his breakout game against the\u00a0#Commanders\u00a0with 124 yards and a TD, suffered a left knee injury today today\u2019s practice, per The Insiders. Kraft will have it fully evaluated, but the belief is it\u2019s not a long-term issue,\u201d Rapoport wrote on X<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Packers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Packers<\/a> TE Tucker Kraft, who had his breakout game against the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Commanders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Commanders<\/a> with 124 yards and a TD, suffered a left knee injury in today\u2019s practice, per The Insiders. <\/p>\n<p>Kraft will have it fully evaluated, but the belief is it\u2019s not a long-term issue. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ZTy1kPYCVH\">pic.twitter.com\/ZTy1kPYCVH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/RapSheet\/status\/1968770516467994942?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">As Rapoport mentioned, Kraft had a phenomenal game for the Packers against the\u00a0Washington Commanders\u00a0last week. His 124 yards were not only a career-high, they were the most by any Packers tight end in years.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Through just two weeks, Kraft leads all Packers pass catchers in receiving. His eight receptions for 140 yards and two touchdowns are all the most on the team.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Suffice it to say, an injury that sidelines Kraft for any length of time is likely to be felt.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/thespun.com\/.image\/w_3840,q_auto:good,c_limit\/MjExMjE0MDgzOTkzNjQyNjg1\/green-bay-packers-v-detroit-lions.jpg\" alt=\"DETROIT, MICHIGAN - DECEMBER 05: Tucker Kraft #85 of the Green Bay Packers runs with the ball for yardage during the fourth quarter of a NFL game against the Detroit Lions at Ford Field on December 05, 2024 in Detroit, Michigan. The Detroit Lions won the game 34-31. (Photo by Aaron J. Thornton\/Getty Images)\" \/><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"state-of-the-packers\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">State of the Packers<\/h2>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">Green Bay opened the season with a 27-13 win over the the\u00a0Detroit Lions, avenging last year\u2019s season sweep and looking very good in the process.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">A few days later, the Packers followed up that impressive win with an even more impressive victory over the Washington Commanders. While the 27-18 win seems like a close game, everyone agreed that the Packers dominated the game.<\/p>\n<p data-wp-block=\"{&quot;dropCap&quot;:false}\" data-wp-block-name=\"core\/paragraph\">As it stands, the Packers now rank near the top of the NFL\u2019s odds to make \u2013 and win \u2013\u00a0Super Bowl\u00a0LX.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":33017,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-green-bay-packers"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.7 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>BREAKING : Green Bay Packers Star Tucker Kraft Injured Thursday - Breaking News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=33016\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"BREAKING : Green Bay Packers Star Tucker Kraft Injured Thursday - 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