Green Bay Packers defensive lineman Warren Brinson is going to miss a “significant amount of time,” head coach Matt LaFleur dropped that bomb in his press conference Friday. The dude slipped and got hurt during Wednesday’s practice, and honestly, this just stings for the Packers’ depth.
The Injury Saga Continues For Brinson
This isn’t Brinson’s first rodeo with the medical staff this season. He was already out because of a calf injury he picked up in pre-game warmups before the Week 2 preseason matchup against the Denver Broncos. So he hasn’t even played a snap in a game yet. On Wednesday, he was out there with the defensive line group, then dipped out to hang with the medical crew. By Thursday, he was a total non-participant. The kicker here is his new injury status: it’s not just “calf” anymore, it’s “calf/groin.” That pretty much tells you everything you need to know, sounds like a fresh groin injury on top of the old calf issue. Talk about a brutal blow.
Depth Chart Concerns Are Building
The Packers typically roll with five interior defensive linemen on their game-day roster for their 3-4 defense. They’ve got seven guys at the position on the 53-man roster right now, so they’re “oversigned” in that spot. Brinson’s injury doesn’t force an immediate roster move to backfill his spot on the 53, which is full, but it absolutely takes a bite out of their depth. That’s a real problem. Adding to the drama, Karl Brooks was a non-participant Wednesday with an illness but was limited Thursday, which is a good sign he could be active for the game. Anthony Campbell, though, has missed two practices straight this week with an ankle injury.
If Brooks is good to go on Sunday, Green Bay should still have five interior defensive linemen: Brooks, Devonte Wyatt, Javon Hargrave, Jonathan Ford, and rookie Chris McClellan. But if Brooks can’t suit up, on top of Brinson and Campbell being out? Yikes. There’s a real chance they’ll have to call up practice squadder David Blay Jr., who just got signed this week, to face the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. They need bodies, plain and simple.
Sunday’s game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is going to be a true test of this defensive line’s resilience and depth. Every snap is going to matter, and these guys are gonna have to step up big time.
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Originally reported by Acme Packing Company.
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