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Last Updated: December 18, 2023, 00:00 IST
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Green Bay working again Aaron Jones is coming back from a knee harm to assist the Packers stand up to the absence of backfield mate AJ Dillon within the Packers recreation towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
GREEN BAY, Wis.: Green Bay working again Aaron Jones is coming back from a knee harm to assist the Packers stand up to the absence of backfield mate AJ Dillon within the Packers recreation towards the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Sunday.
Jones is out there to play for the Packers (6-7) after lacking three video games, however Dillon is out due to a damaged proper thumb. Both gamers had been listed as questionable on Friday’s harm report.
The Packers additionally will probably be lacking cornerback Jaire Alexander (shoulder) for a sixth straight recreation and vast receiver Christian Watson (hamstring) for a second consecutive recreation. The Packers’ harm report had listed Watson as uncertain and Alexander as questionable.
Packers security Darnell Savage (shoulder) additionally gained’t play.
Tampa Bay (6-7) can have vast receiver Chris Godwin out there for Sunday’s recreation. Godwin had been listed as questionable due to a knee problem.
On protection, the Bucs can have cornerback Jamel Dean and nostril deal with Vita Vea returning to motion. Dean had missed three video games with accidents to his ankle and foot, whereas Vea didn’t play within the Bucs’ 29-25 victory over the Atlanta Falcons final week due to a toe harm.
Bucs linebacker Devin White is inactive and can miss his third straight recreation. White sat out the Bucs’ previous two video games with a foot harm, however had been a full follow participant Thursday and Friday.
The Bucs additionally gained’t have cornerback Carlton Davis (groin) and defensive lineman Will Gholston (knee/ankle). The Bucs already had dominated out each gamers Friday.
Other inactive gamers for the Bucs embody quarterback John Wolford, security Ryan Neal, defensive again Josh Hayes and offensive lineman Brandon Walton. Other inactive gamers for the Packers embody linebacker Brenton Cox Jr., offensive deal with Caleb Jones and vast receiver Samori Toure.
The Packers additionally activated cornerback Eric Stokes from injured reserve on Saturday, which implies the 2021 first-spherical decide from Georgia could possibly be taking part in for simply the second time this season.
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