The Green Bay Packers have lost cornerback and return specialist Will Blackmon for the remainder of the season after Blackmon suffered an ACL injury while returning a second-quarter kickoff for 19 yards in the Packers 30-23 loss to the Vikings.
Blackmon immediately clutched his knee and lay motionless for several minutes and was later taken off the field on a cart. The seriousness of the injury was revealed after an MRI this morning in Green Bay.
Coach Mike McCarthy said kick return duties now belong to Jordy Nelson, but didn’t say who would take over punt return duties.
