Packers’ Randall Cobb avoids the worst after scary injury

Randall Cobb is avoiding the worst.

The veteran Packers receiver was carted off with a excessive ankle sprain throughout a 27-10 loss in opposition to the Jets final Sunday. Cobb mentioned he expects to return in two to 6 weeks from the harm.

“I felt one thing pop,” Cobb mentioned to reporters concerning the harm. “And I assumed, ‘That is the way in which it ends.’ It’s good to have the excellent news and to know that I’ll be capable of come again.”

Cobb’s absence for the subsequent few weeks impacts an already depleted Packers receiver roster. The 32-year-old ranks second on the Packers in receiving yards (257) and fourth in receptions (18).

Packers veteran receiver Randall Cobb expects to be out for the subsequent few weeks with an ankle sprain.

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With Christian Watson out from a hamstring harm, Allen Lazard and Romeo Doubs are the one two core receivers nonetheless wholesome.

Inexperienced Bay is off to a mediocre begin to the season, with a 3-3 file – which is nice sufficient for second within the NFC North.