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Packers place Francois on Injured Reserve

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The Green Bay Packers placed linebacker Robert Francois on injured reserve after tearing his Achilles in the Packers’ 22-9 win over the Detroit Lions on Sunday.

Filling Francois’ spot on the roster, the Packers promoted defensive back James Nixon from the teams practice squad.  Nixon originally joined the team’s practice squad early last season and spent the first four weeks of this week there as well.

Nixon becomes the seventh cornerback on the roster, joining Tramon Williams, Sam Shields, Casey Hayward, Davon House, Jarrett Bush and Micah Hyde.

Packers crossing their fingers with Matthews

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Two weeks ago it was his hamstring, now the Green Bay Packers are hoping Clay

Clay Matthews

Clay Matthews

Matthews thumb injury won’t force him out of the lineup or possibly even end his season.

Matthews suffered a broken thumb on his third-quarter sack of Lions quarterback Matthew Stafford.  They’re still awaiting word on whether or not the injury will require surgery or not.

If surgery is the answer, Matthews could be out for the entire season.  Of course there’s always the possibility he could miss time without losing his entire season.  The Packers are still able to put one player on injured reserve/designated for return at a later time.  In that scenario, Matthews would have to miss a minimum of 6-weeks.

If Matthews does have to miss any time, the Packers would likely rely on Mike Neal and Nick Perry to play the outside linebacker positions.  Both had outstanding games in the 22-9 win over the Lions on Sunday  Perry had 2 quarterback sacks and five tackles while Neal had a sack and six tackles.

More injuries

The Packers also lost linebacker Brad Jones Sunday with a hamstring injury and his replacement, Robert Francois, suffered a torn achilles which will end his season.

Green Bay Packers injury status update (AUDIO)

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Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy revealed two injuries following

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Thursday nights 27-13 win over Cincinnati.  TE Tom Crabtree suffered a shoulder injury and DE Ryan Pickett a calf injury.  Neither player returned to action in the game.

As it turns out, Crabtree escaped from any serious injury.  McCarthy said he’ll have a chance to make it back for the final preseason game against Kansas City this Thursday night at Lambeau Field. 

McCarthy didn’t offer much information on Ryan Pickett, other than to say he’ll be hard-pressed to make it back for the Chiefs game.

McCarthy also added linebacker Robert Francois to the injury report with a hamstring injury. [Read more…]