Source: Packs' Tom not expected to play at Dallas

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It doesn't look similar the Green Bay Packers volition person starting close tackle Zach Tom for Sunday night's crippled astatine the Dallas Cowboys.

Tom reinjured his oblique -- the aforesaid occupation that kept him retired of Week 2 -- connected the archetypal play of Sunday's Week 3 nonaccomplishment astatine the Cleveland Browns and did not return. A root told ESPN's Adam Schefter that Tom is not expected to play this week and that with the Packers connected their bye the pursuing week, they volition reassess his presumption for Week 6 against the Cincinnati Bengals aft immoderate clip off.

Tom, wide considered their champion violative lineman, initially sustained the wounded successful the play opener against the Detroit Lions astatine Lambeau Field. He was listed arsenic questionable past week and practiced connected a constricted basis.

It was somewhat of a astonishment Tom was progressive against the Browns, which successful hindsight, manager Matt LaFleur said was a mistake. However, LaFleur said Monday that Tom did not marque the wounded worse but Tom was not capable to continue.

"I wouldn't accidental helium further reaggravated," LaFleur said Monday. "I deliberation it was much oregon less, it's ever hard to simulate what you're going to look successful a game. You'd person to inquire him, but I deliberation that the unit of the feline that he's going against, it wounded him. He didn't consciousness similar helium could go."

The Packers signed Tom to a four-year, $88 cardinal hold that included a $30.2 cardinal signing bonus successful July.

The Packers person utilized 4 antithetic players astatine close tackle successful 3 games this season: Tom, Darian Kinnard, Jordan Morgan and rookie Anthony Belton.

One of their different marquee signings, near defender Aaron Banks, besides dropped retired of past Sunday's crippled due to the fact that of a groin injury. Banks, who signed a four-year, $77 cardinal declaration successful escaped bureau successful March, did not play aft halftime against the Browns.

The Packers finished past Sunday's crippled with Morgan astatine near defender and Belton astatine close tackle.

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