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Packers-Rams Final Injury Report: Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson Doubtful

Receiver Romeo Doubs was not at practice for a second consecutive day due to a personal matter. Doubs and Christian Watson are doubtful and Devonte Wyatt is out for Sunday at the Rams.

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The view from the Hutson Center for Packers practice on Friday.
The view from the Hutson Center for Packers practice on Friday. / Green Bay Packers on SI
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GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers listed a whopping 10 players on their final injury report of the week on Friday, with receivers Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson doubtful for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams.

Watson suffered an ankle injury last week while the Packers and Doubs are working through a personal issue. Watson didn’t practice all week and Doubs missed the last two days.

Assuming they don’t play, Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks will lead the way and Bo Melton and Malik Heath will get additional opportunities.

“I think all those guys are ready to roll,” coach Matt LaFleur said of Melton and Heath. “They’re looking forward to going out there and playing a big part of our offense.”

Speaking of opportunities, Colby Wooden will get more with Devonte Wyatt out with an ankle injury.

Cornerbacks Jaire Alexander (groin) and CB Carrington Valentine (ankle), left guard Elgton Jenkins (knee), first-round offensive lineman Jordan Morgan (shoulder), tight end Luke Musgrave (ankle) and linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (hip) are among those who are questionable.

“He’s getting better, I’ll just leave it at that,” LaFleur said of Alexander.

With injuries to Watson and Musgrave and Doubs’ uncertain status, the Packers could be shorthanded on offense against the Rams. Jordan Love – who was full participation again and is not on the final injury report – might have to rely on Reed and Wicks and tight end Tucker Kraft to move the ball through the air.

Julian Hicks is one of three receivers on the practice squad. He spent the entire offseason and training camp with the team so could be line to be elevated to the gameday roster.

For Cooper, Friday’s practice started exactly like Thursday’s, with the rookie rehabbing in the back corner of the Don Hutson Center alongside other injured players.

However, as the team cranked up its warmup with a series of running drills, Cooper lined up alongside fellow linebacker Isaiah McDuffie to do some low-impact sprints. Cooper then put on his helmet, joined the team huddle and went outside for the start of practice on Clarke Hinkle Field.

Whether Cooper actually plays against the Rams remains to be seen, but it was good news to see him headed out for practice.

A second-round pick after an All-American final season at Texas A&M, Cooper sat out the entire three-game preseason with a hip injury. That’s the injury that limited Cooper at Wednesday’s practice and kept him off the field on Thursday.

While Cooper is the fourth linebacker on the depth chart and has played only 57 defensive snaps, he is second among rookie off-the-ball linebackers with 13 tackles (including special teams).

He played a season-high 21 snaps against the Vikings on Sunday and had four tackles, a tackle for loss and a fumble recovery.

“He can accelerate at a really high level,” defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley said on Thursday. “I mean he can fly. He got a little bit banged up in that game or he was going to play more and more and more, which is what we need from him.

“He is a dynamic athlete who is highly instinctual and is physical. It’s just like we’ve talked about, he missed the preseason. Now he’s kind of been in and out. We need to go. He needs to be healthy, he needs to practice and we need him to play, and I’m excited about that when it happens.”

For the Rams, receiver Cooper Kupp is out but starting cornerback Darious Williams will be back in the lineup following a hamstring injury.

Packers Final Injury Report

Out: DT Devonte Wyatt (ankle).

Doubtful: WR Christian Watson (ankle), WR Romeo Doubs (personal).

Questionable: CB Jaire Alexander (groin), DT LB Edgerrin Cooper (hip), DT Jonathan Ford (calf; IR/designated to return), LG Elgton Jenkins (knee), OL Jordan Morgan (shoulder), TE Luke Musgrave (ankle), CB Carrington Valentine (ankle).

Rams Final Injury Report

Out: WR Cooper Kupp (ankle), DE Larrell Murchison (forearm/foot).

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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.