Pack's Kraft hurts knee in practice; status up in air

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Green Bay Packers whitethorn beryllium without different 1 of their cardinal violative skill-position players aft choky extremity Tucker Kraft sustained a genu wounded during signifier connected Thursday, 4 days earlier their crippled against the Cleveland Browns connected Sunday.

Kraft was added to the wounded study aft Thursday's signifier and a root said helium was undergoing tests to find the severity, but that the Packers had crushed to beryllium optimistic that it's not a semipermanent injury.

This aft the Packers mislaid receiver Jayden Reed to a breached collarbone successful past week's crippled against the Washington Commanders. Reed, who besides underwent ft surgery, is expected to beryllium placed connected injured reserve but could instrumentality precocious successful the season.

Throw successful the information that they person been without receiver Christian Watson, who is connected the physically incapable to execute database portion helium continues his betterment from ACL country successful January, and backmost Jordan Love could beryllium missing 3 of his apical targets.

Through 2 games, Kraft leads the Packers with 8 catches for 140 yards and 2 touchdowns. He's coming disconnected his archetypal vocation 100-yard crippled successful past Thursday's triumph implicit the Commanders.

If Kraft can't play Sunday against the Browns, it volition beryllium the archetypal clip he's missed a crippled since helium entered the NFL arsenic a third-round prime successful 2023. The Packers play the Cowboys successful Week 4 and past person their bye week.