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Green Bay’s Tucker Kraft was on his way to putting together one of the most prolific seasons by any tight end in Packers history.
Jordan Love outplayed former teammate Aaron Rodgers on Sunday, throwing for 360 yards and three scores as the Packers beat the Steelers 35-25.
Kraft’s injury drew reactions from across the NFL, including Packers linebacker Micah Parsons, who posted a photo of the two together on his Instagram Stories shortly after reports of the torn ACL surfaced, accompanied by several sad emojis.
The Green Bay Packers have cause for concern as they spend this week preparing for a Monday night matchup with the reigning Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles.
The Los Angeles Rams play in the second Sunday window. The San Francisco 49ers won convincingly to stay in wild card position. The Detroit Lions lost but hang on to the final playoff spot on a tiebreaker. The Chicago Bears are tied with the Lions but Detroit has the better division record.
Green Bay owns the fourth-hardest remaining schedule, with games against the Philadelphia Eagles, Lions, Bears (2x), Vikings (2x), Broncos, and Ravens still to come. Not only will Kraft be difficult to replace for the Packers, but for his fantasy football ...
Mike Holmgren was a finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame last year, but not elected. Three other long-ago Packers still in the running, too.