Green Bay Packers guard Elgton Jenkins stated to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky on Friday that he does not anticipate being placed on inactive reserve after leaving last Sunday’s game against Atlanta with an MCL sprain.
After a AJ Dillon run in the end zone, Jenkins left the Falcons game in the first half after rising slowly.
Before leaving the game, Jenkins played two more plays, the second of which led to a Packers touchdown.
Jenkins earlier this week said, “Foot got caught in the ground and the turf didn’t want to give, and all those good things.
Yes, it was unfortunate, but the situation is what it is.
Football is involved.
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Jenkins was not wearing a knee brace on Friday, as he had been earlier in the week, according to Demovsky.
Depending on the severity, a sprained MCL may require a different amount of time to heal.
The Packers must believe that Jenkins’ return to the field could occur before the average IR stint of four games.
The Packers play Detroit on Thursday Night Football right after their matchup with New Orleans on Sunday.
The following week, Green Bay travels to Las Vegas before having a bye week.
If not prepared before the bye week, the Packers’ game against the Denver Broncos is scheduled for October 22nd, which is one whole month from now.
On his 30 pass-blocking snaps through just under one and a half games, Jenkins had only given up one pressure, according to PFF.
In terms of pass-blocking effectiveness, he is tied for ninth place among all guards.
It will be interesting to see how the Packers handle Jenkins’ absence at left guard. I go into more detail here, but to summarize, they could start either Royce Newman or Sean Rhayn in his place or switch Zach Tom to left guard while starting either Yosh Nijman or Rasheed Walker at right tackle (if David Bakhtiari is available).
I’m inclined to believe that they’ll choose Rhyan or Newman.
A physical and aggressive New Orleans defense that has statistically been one of the most stingy in football through two games will be up against the young Green Bay offense this week.
The Saints have won 10 straight games without allowing an opponent to score more than 20 points dating back to last season.
Jenkins and Zayne Anderson are both out for Sunday’s game.
Additionally, there are some doubts about Aaron Jones, Christian Watson, Jaire Alexander, Lukas Van Ness, and Bakhtairi.