GREEN BAY, Wis. • Green Bay will keep the Dallas Cowboys guessing on the status of wide receiver Jordy Nelson for an NFC second-round playoff game Sunday.
Nelson, the Packers’ top receiver, suffered “multiple broken ribs” in the second quarter of the team’s first-round playoff win over the New York Giants on Sunday, according to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. He took a shot to the left side of his body from safety Leon Hall’s helmet while jumping for a pass that went incomplete, then spent the night in a hospital. He was released Monday morning.
Coach Mike McCarthy said Monday that Nelson will be in the “rehab group” through Friday. He must be able to practice Saturday to play against the Cowboys, McCarthy said. The Packers follow a different game-week schedule than most teams in that they do not go on the field on a Friday and have a regular practice on Saturdays. They also practice Wednesday and Thursday.
“If he can practice, then he may have a chance,” McCarthy said.
Nelson was back at Lambeau Field on Monday to receive treatment.
“Yeah, I’ve seen him,” fellow receiver Packers receiver Jeff Janis said. “I think he’s doing all right. We’ll see what happens this week.”
Nelson has reestablished himself as a top receiver after missing last season because of a torn ligament in his right knee. In the club’s current seven-game winning streak, Nelson has caught 45 of 59 passes from quarterback Aaron Rodgers for 607 yards and five touchdowns.
Packers' Nelson has broken ribs but might play vs. Cowboys
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