GREEN BAY \u2014 Jayden Reed was back on the practice field on Wednesday. Just how often the Green Bay Packers wide receiver will be able to do that in the coming weeks while nursing a significant left foot injury remains to be seen.<\/p>\n
\u201cI mean, I\u2019m working through it,\u201d Reed said after practice. \u201cI didn\u2019t feel 100% today, but it felt great to be out there, I\u2019ll tell you that.\u201d<\/p>\n
Reed did not want to discuss the specifics of his foot injury, but a league source said Wednesday evening that Reed has a Jones fracture \u2014 a break in his fifth metatarsal, the bone that joins the pinkie toe to the base of the foot.<\/p>\n
According to the Cleveland Clinic<\/a>, Jones fractures occur when sudden force is placed on the outside of the foot with the foot twisted away from the body. Jones fractures are one of the most common types of foot fractures and are especially common in athletes, dancers and people with jobs that require them to be on their feet a lot.<\/p>\n Reed would potentially have been lost for the season had he suffered the dreaded Lisfranc fracture, where there is a break or dislocation on the top of the foot where the metatarsal bones connect to the rest of the foot.<\/p>\n A Jones fracture can require surgery and most who suffer the injury require a few months to recover.<\/p>\n Reed has no interest in such a timeline. The Packers open regular-season play on Sept. 7 against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field, and he intends to be in the lineup.<\/p>\n Asked what he can do for his injury, Reed replied, \u201cJust rest, man. What I\u2019ve got going on, there\u2019s not much I can do. But I\u2019m going to manage it and get rest and treat it.\u201d<\/p>\n Told that the injury doesn\u2019t sound like the kind of injury he should play through, Reed smiled and said, \u201cHey, man. That\u2019s what comes with it sometimes.\u201d<\/p>\n Reed\u2019s injury first came to light publicly when he was on the Packers\u2019 sideline for the team\u2019s Aug. 9 preseason opener against the New York Jets at Lambeau Field wearing an orthopedic boot on his left foot. He\u2019d sat out the team\u2019s Aug. 7 practice with the injury but the severity of it was never disclosed.<\/p>\n His return to practice Wednesday meant he had nearly three weeks of rest for his foot. While that time off was helpful, it clearly didn\u2019t resolve the issue.<\/p>\n Reed had dealt with a toe injury earlier in camp on his right foot, and told reporters after the Jets game that his left foot injury was unrelated to that issue. Asked how it happened, Reed\u2019s explanation sounded like the medical textbook definition of a Jones fracture.<\/p>\n