Packers-Rams Injury Report: Jones Practices Again

Pro Bowl running back Aaron Jones practiced for the second consecutive day on Thursday.
Packers-Rams Injury Report: Jones Practices Again
Packers-Rams Injury Report: Jones Practices Again /

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Pro Bowl running back Aaron Jones had tears in his eyes after suffering a knee injury against Seattle.

Whatever fears there were about a significant injury have been replaced by optimism that he could play on Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams after missing just one game.

Jones practiced for the second consecutive day on Thursday. He was limited participation.

“Aaron did a nice job out in practice,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said on Thursday. “Certainly, we’re going to see how he progresses throughout the week and see where he is on Sunday.”

With the bye coming up, the Packers might take a conservative approach with their do-it-all back. But this is a big game for NFL playoff positioning and some of a limited Jones might be better than none.

“Just to have him out there, moving around, it’s good for everybody’s mental,” receiver Davante Adams said. “Just knowing that he’ll be back soon, if not this week. I like what I saw from him. I’m not sure what his situation is right now but he looked pretty good in some of the slower periods that we had.”

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and cornerback Kevin King missed a second consecutive day of practice but Adams went from limited participation to full.

For the Rams, outside linebacker Leonard Floyd returned to practice after missing Wednesday due to the concussion sustained against San Francisco in Week 10.

Packers Injury Report

DNP: LT David Bakhtiari (knee), CB Kevin King (hip/knee), TE Marcedes Lewis (rest), QB Aaron Rodgers (toe), WR Malik Taylor (abdomen).

Limited: OLB Rashan Gary (elbow), RB Aaron Jones (knee), WR Allen Lazard (shoulder).

Full: WR Davante Adams (ankle), DT Tyler Lancaster (thumb).

Rams Injury Report

Limited: CB Dont’e Deayon (thigh), OLB Leonard Floyd (concussion).

Full: OT Andrew Whitworth (veteran rest).

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Bill Huber, who has covered the Green Bay Packers since 2008, is the publisher of Packers On SI, a Sports Illustrated channel. E-mail: packwriter2002@yahoo.com History: Huber took over Packer Central in August 2019. Twitter: https://twitter.com/BillHuberNFL Background: Huber graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, where he played on the football team, in 1995. He worked in newspapers in Reedsburg, Wisconsin Dells and Shawano before working at The Green Bay News-Chronicle and Green Bay Press-Gazette from 1998 through 2008. With The News-Chronicle, he won several awards for his commentaries and page design. In 2008, he took over as editor of Packer Report Magazine, which was founded by Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Nitschke, and PackerReport.com. In 2019, he took over the new Sports Illustrated site Packer Central, which he has grown into one of the largest sites in the Sports Illustrated Media Group.