GREEN BAY — Although Tucker Kraft avoided a catastrophic injury when he went down during practice on Thursday, the Green Bay Packers don’t know for certain if they’ll have their emerging star tight end for Sunday’s road game against the Cleveland Browns.

Kraft suffered a left knee injury during the practice, but the injury did not come to light until after the open locker-room session for reporters had ended. Packers coach Matt LaFleur speaks before practices so he was not available afterward. He’s set to speak again before Friday’s practice.

A source said Kraft’s injury was not a long-term issue and it was a “scare” more than anything else. He was added to the injury report as having been limited, which is consistent with a player who leaves practice with an injury. Kraft had been a full participant during Wednesday’s practice.

Even if the injury is indeed minor,  it leaves Kraft’s  status for Sunday up in the air a week after he caught six passes for a career-high 124 yards and a touchdown in the Packers’ 27-18 win over the Washington Commanders on “Thursday Night Football” — a prime-time performance in which Kraft staked a legitimate claim for being one of the NFL’s top tight ends.

“Hopefully he’ll be all right, but we’ll just kind of see how it goes,” offensive coordinator Adam Stenavich said after practice. “Obviously, if anyone goes down that you have as a part of your game plan, you’ll have to adjust some things. So we’ll kind of see what happens with the injury report and what the trainers say, and we’ll make adjustments.”

The Packers are already without wide receiver Jayden Reed, who broke his collarbone catching a nullified-by-penalty 39-yard touchdown pass from Jordan Love against the Commanders. If Kraft can’t go, the Packers would be without their top two pass-catchers from last season.

The Packers’ next three tight ends after Kraft are Luke Musgrave, John FitzPatrick and Ben Sims. While Kraft played 62 of the offense’s 68 snaps against the Commanders (91%), Musgrave and FitzPatrick each played 21 snaps (31%). Sims was inactive as a healthy scratch.

“I like our tight end room. All the guys have played,” Stenavich said. “I think we’ll be able to figure out the best path forward, depending on what happens there with Tucker.”

Through two games, Musgrave has caught three passes for 36 yards, including a 23-yard catch. Since the Packers took Musgrave in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft and Kraft in the third round, the two have rarely been on the field together because of injuries to Musgrave the last two seasons.

“Every day, you’ve got to prove yourself — and I thought he did a nice job with things during camp — but he’s been out there, right?” tight ends coach John Dunn said of Musgrave, who has played 38 snaps this season compared to Kraft’s 106. “In this game especially, the more you play the better you’re going to get.”

Health watch | Aside from Kraft’s addition, the Packers’ injury report remained unchanged from Wednesday to Thursday.

Right tackle Zach Tom (oblique) and left guard Aaron Banks (groin/ankle) both are still listed as limited participants, although Banks has already said he is good to go for Sunday and Tom struck a pessimistic tone when he spoke with reporters earlier this week.

LaFleur said Tom would be given up to the 90 minutes before kickoff deadline to prove he can play, but Tom said he’s still experiencing pain when he runs — an indicator that he’ll miss at least another week.

“I think you’ve got to see how he’s moving, and then certainly he’s got a say-so in it as well in terms of does he feel comfortable,” LaFleur said. “We’ll see where it goes.”

Safety Zayne Anderson (knee) was a full participant for the second straight day and appears ready to return from an injury that happed early in training camp. Cornerback Bo Melton (shoulder) was a limited participant but is trying a protective shoulder harness in hopes of being able to play.

If Anderson and Melton do play, they’d give Packers special-teams coordinator Rich Bisaccia two of his best cover men back after a pair of inconsistent performances from his units.

“I think our biggest challenge right now has been [to] be a better us,” Bisaccia said after practice. “We played really well the first week, didn’t play very well last week. I think our tackling needs to be cleaned up. I think how we played on the outside on punt [coverage] needs to be cleaned up.

“So I think we just have to be a better us — fundamentally, technically — and do the things that we’re supposed to do when we’re supposed to do them the way we’re supposed to do them. And then, I think it’ll put us in the right position to hopefully make plays.”

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