The Green Bay Packers have their cleanest injury report all season entering their Week 8 game against the Minnesota Vikings.. Incredibly, despite their numerous injuries, only four players were included in the report and all 53 of their active players were able to participate in training in some way..
Of course, this number does not include the players Green Bay had to place on injured reserve:
David Bakhtiari, Darnell Savage and Eric Stokes..
However, it includes Jaire Alexander, a two-time Pro Bowl cornerback.. Alexander appeared on the Packers’ injury report the weekend before Green Bay’s home opener against the New Orleans Saints.. It was reported that he suffered a back injury, but no one in the organization revealed how it happened..
Many people think it’s just part of football.. After all, the NFL is a physical business in which players experience injuries of varying severity at any given time..
But that injury kept Alexander out of action with the Saints, then the Detroit Lions, and while he did play with the Las Vegas Raiders, he missed last week’s game against the Denver Broncos..
On Friday, Alexander himself revealed the cause of his injury..
Jaire Alexander Hurt His Back Colliding with Green Bay Packers Practice Squad Quarterback Alex McGough
After practice on Friday, in which Alexander was a limited participant, Alexander spoke with some reporters at his locker.. According to Matt Schneidman of The Athletic,
“Jaire Alexander said today he originally injured his back colliding with practice squad QB Alex McGough, who was playing scout-team TE in practice.. He’s listed as questionable to play against the Vikings after missing game in Denver and said, ‘I have a good shot’ to play Sunday..”
Alexander also talked about toughing out the injury to face the Raiders and former teammate, Davante Adams:
“Playing (every snap) in that Raiders game, that s**t hurt.. But you know, I was going against Tae.. It didn’t matter.. We was expected to win that game last week, so they need me out there..”
Unfortunately, practice injuries can be just had devastating as in-game injuries.. Remember, Bakhtiari first tore his ACL in a non-contact drill during practice..
Hopefully Alexander can get back on the field for the Vikings’ game.. Even though Minnesota wide receiver Justin Jefferson is on IR, Jordan Addison has proved to be a legitimate wide receiver worthy of some special attention..
Green Bay Packers’ Pro Bowl cornerback, Jaire Alexander, recently revealed the cause of his back injury that sidelined him for three games.. The injury occurred during a practice collision with practice squad quarterback Alex McGough.