The Green Bay Packers are facing a brutal reality today, as star linebacker Edgerrin Cooper is expected to miss the rest of the season after suffering a suspected Achilles tear. The fear is real, and it’s a gut punch for the team.
The Non-Contact Nightmare That Ended A Season
It all went down on a non-contact play during Xavier McKinney’s sack of Jalon Daniels. There was 8:43 left in the third quarter, and Cooper, who was having an incredible game, had to be carted off the field. He’d already put up a team-leading nine tackles, a sack, a quarterback hit, and an interception, plus a pass defensed. When he went down, it looked bad. Really bad. Coach Matt LaFleur didn’t mince words after their 17-14 win, telling reporters, “Not good,” and adding, “I would suspect [he tore his Achilles], yes.”
A Huge Blow And A Heartbreaking Quote
This isn’t just a bad play, this is a truly devastating loss. Cooper was putting together a seriously impactful season, and he’ll finish it with 30 tackles, three sacks, and an interception, even with his playing time cut short. You could tell just how much this hit LaFleur when he talked to Larry McCarren of the Packers Radio Network. He was emotional, you could hear it. “It doesn’t look good on him,” LaFleur said. “That’s a huge blow for our football team. I hurt for him. I hurt for our team.”
Achilles injuries are usually pretty easy to diagnose, but Cooper will still go in for an MRI to confirm what everyone already fears. The team now has to figure out how to navigate the rest of the season without a player who was clearly a key part of their defense. This is a tough pill to swallow for the Packers, plain and simple.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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