ESPN Aug 12, 2023, 9:00 PM ETRead: 2 min.
Lafleur has already indicated that he will miss a good part of the season
The tight end of the Green Bay Packers, Tyler Davistore an ACL in Friday night’s preseason opener, a source confirmed to ESPN Saturday.
Tyler Davis made two receptions for 9 yards against the Cincinnati Bengals, the first for a 5-yard touchdown in the second quarter. The injury reportedly occurred on his second catch, when Davis limped up.
They took him to the locker room after the coaches checked the knee.
NFL Network was the first to report the news of the injury to Tyler Davis.
Even without an official diagnosis after the game, the coach of the Packers, Matt LaFleur, suggested that Davis will miss significant time.
“My heart aches for him,” LaFleur said. “We are going to miss it”.
Davis, 26, was selected in the sixth round by the Jacksonville Jaguars in the draft of the NFL of 2020. He played eight games for the Jaguars in 2020 and then signed with the Packers in 2021.
In 31 games (one start) in Green Bay, he has caught eight passes for 61 yards. While he has played only 17% of the team’s offensive snaps, he has been a key contributor on special teams, participating in 81% of the game.
The noob Luke Musgrave He is listed as a starter at the tight end position. Tucker Kraft and Austin Allen they will now fight for Davis’ second tight end spot.
Information from Reuters was used in this story.
2023-08-13 01:00:00
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