Packers coach Matt LaFleur provides latest on Quay Walker’s calf injury
Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Quay Walker missed the Oct. 30 as a precautionary measure with a calf injury.
GREEN BAY − Green Bay Packers linebacker Quay Walker was dressed in pads for the team’s Oct. 30 practice, but didn’t participate.
Then he popped up on the team’s injury report listed as a calf injury.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur said it was to be on the safe side. “He was feeling a little something, so we were a little bit cautious with him,” LaFleur said during his Oct. 31 pre-practice news conference.
Walker rejoined the team for practice Oct. 31. The Packers will monitor him to see how he feels before deciding if he plays the home matchup with the Carolina Panthers on Nov. 2. Coaches have been pleased with Walker’s play this season, with 64 total tackles (33 solo) and 1.5 sacks on the season.
“There’s so much growth to him as a person, as a leader, maturity,” Packers defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley said. “On the field, he sees the game so much quicker right now, and I think (linebackers coach) Sean Duggan has done an incredible job with him teaching him the game, being around him, I think he’s taking a big step.”
For the rest of the Packers, just three players missed practice.
Here’s the latest:
Packers rule out three, two questionable vs. Panthers
According to the Packers’ final injury report before hosting the Panthers, Brandon McManus (right quadricep) and Quay Walker (calf) are questionable to play against the Panthers.
Dontayvion Wicks, Nick Niemann and Lukas Van Ness are ruled out.
Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, who missed last week’s game due to an ankle injury, is cleared to play and will start against the Packers, according to the team’s injury report.
However, the Panthers will be thin on the offensive line as center Cade Mays is ruled out, joining linebacker Princely Umanmielen. The Panthers have six players listed as questionable, including backup quarterback Andy Dalton, linebacker Trevin Wallace, safety Nick Scott, and offensive linemen Damien Lewis, Taylor Moton and Chandler Zavala.
Dontayvion Wicks injury update
The Packers receiver missed practice all week.
Wicks is recovering from a calf injury that pulled him out of the game against the Arizona Cardinals in Week 7, forcing him to miss last week’s game against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Lukas Van Ness injury update
The Packers defensive end didn’t participate in practice all week.
He dropped out of the Week 6 home game against the Cincinnati Bengals with a foot injury and has missed the past two games.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur said his status is day-to-day.
Nick Niemann injury update
The Packers linebacker and special-teams player was the third player to miss practice all week.
He suffered a pectoral injury in the Steelers game.
(This story will be updated following the team’s injury report.)