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Kentrell Brice Jersey White , but we’re looking back at the massive number of injured Packers from last season."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections The APC PodcastPackers Film RoomFantasy Football AdviceCSTShareTweetShareShareThe Packers ended the 2018 season with 15 players on injured reserveGeoff Burke-USA TODAY SportsThe Green Bay Packers suffered through another injury-plagued season in 2018, as the team saw starter after starter lose time due to various maladies — particularly on defense. Underscoring this issue is the fact that the team finished the season with a whopping 15 players on injured reserve, having had their seasons shut down for one reason or another over the course of the season.It’s painful, but it’s worth examining each of these players and what their absences meant to the 2018 squad.ILB Jake Ryan (training camp)Expected to start next to Blake Martinez, Ryan was surely hoping to have a nice year heading into free agency. His presence would allow Oren Burks time to adjust to the NFL after being selected in the third round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Instead, Ryan’s season ended before it began, tearing his ACL during one of the first practices of training camp. That forced the Packers to utilize a heavy rotation of safeties next to Martinez, and along with Burks’ shoulder injury, it helped force the Packers’ acquisition of Antonio Morrison late in camp.CB Davon House (week 4)The Packers got virtually no production out of House in his first two games, after bringing him back on a one year deal to ostensibly help provide a veteran presence in the secondary. Instead, the team signed Bashaud Breeland a few weeks after House went down, and he provided the depth and coverage ability that House did not.DT Muhammad Wilkerson (week 5)One of the bigger signings of 2018, Wilkerson was expected to make a big impact next to Kenny Clark and Mike Daniels. Instead, a gruesome broken ankle cut his year short, sending him back to free agency with more questions than answers. Dean Lowry filled in for Wilkerson admirably, and the Packers went back to more of a two-man line after he was done.WR Geronimo Allison (week 9)After missing a few games earlier in the season (one with a concussion and one with a hamstring injury), a groin injury cost Allison the entire second half of the season. When he was on the field prior to his first injury, he was a difference-maker — he led the team in receiving yardage through three games — and his absence forced a few of the rookie receivers into more prominent roles than the team had planned for them in their first years.CB Kevin King (week 10)The oft-injured King suited up in six games this season, recording his first NFL interception to set up a game-winning drive against the San Francisco 49ers. However, King continues to fight through injury after injury, missing two games with a groin injury early before a hamstring issue sent him to IR. If he can ever get healthy, he and Jaire Alexander should make a very good young starting cornerback tandem, but that’s still a big if.S Raven Greene (week 12)After a few promising preseason games, Greene was quiet early on in the season, playing mostly on special teams. However, he had an exciting game in the Packers’ win over the Dolphins, rushing for 26 yards on a fake punt and recording a sack on Brock Osweiler. With Ha Ha Clinton-Dix gone and Kentrell Brice dealing with injuries, Greene would have contributed heavily down the stretch had he not injured his ankle.OLB Nick Perry (week 12)What a dismal season it was for Perry. For years, the knock on him was that he was productive when he could stay on the field. He earned a big contract after an 11-sack campaign in 2016 Womens Josh Jackson Jersey , but he has played just 21 of 36 games since with 8.5 sacks — and only 1.5 of those came in his nine games in 2018, after which he was shut down with knee and ankle issues. That’s brutal production for a player who made over $27 million in cash in those two years. The Packers almost have to cut him this offseason (probably as a post-June 1 cut) in order to get out from under that albatross deal. DT Mike Daniels (week 13)Towards the end of the team’s long, tough road stretch in the middle of the season, Daniels suffered a foot injury in Seattle. He landed on IR shortly thereafter, missing the remainder of the season and failing to reach four sacks for the first time since his rookie year. Furthermore, this was the first time Daniels had missed more than two games in any NFL season. He should be back to 100% and will be motivated in 2019, entering in a contract year.RB Tra Carson (week 13)A mid-season addition, Carson suited up in four games behind Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams as a special teams player before being shut down after Thanksgiving due to a rib injury.OL on the list early in the year. The team’s continued insistence on believing in Davis as a return man may be over thanks to the turnover on the coaching staff.RB Aaron Jones (week 16)After missing two games to start the year on suspension, Jones finally earned the starting running back duties around midseason when Mike McCarthy accepted what fans had seen for weeks. However, his highest carry count in a game was 17 (accomplished twice). Still, he scored nine times in 2018, including a string of five straight games, before being shut down late in the season with another sprained MCL — the second straight season he has had that type of injury.DT Kenny Clark (week 17)Clark became the third and final Packer to land on IR late in the season, though the circumstances of that designation were odd. The team reportedly planned to place him on IR with three games to go, but did not do so until before the final Sunday. Clark was deserving of All-Pro consideration, not just Pro Bowl honors, and though he received neither, he will be poised to be the Packers’ biggest defensive star next season.CB Will Redmond (week 17)Another midseason pickup, Redmond was a special teams player in his five games before he was shut down with a shoulder injury.For those counting at home, nine of the 15 Packers who finished the 2018 season on injured reserve started at least one game for the team, with a tenth having been slated to be a starter before the season. It was a brutal year once again for Green Bay on that front, and hopefully the team will have better luck in 2019. In the first three rounds of the NFL Draft since 2000, Green Bay has swung and missed on defensive linemen far more than it has hit."When the NFL Scouting Combine concludes next week, names like Clelin Ferrell, Brian Burns, Montez Sweat, and Rashan Gary might well end up as some of the hottest commodities on the draft market this year. As the Green Bay Packers delve through the list of top linemen as they address their defense, they must do so carefully.Since 2000, the Packers have drafted 13 defensive linemen in the top three rounds. While Green Bay reaped benefits from some of its selections in the years between 2009 and 2012 with players such as B.J. Raji in 2009 (1st) and Kenny Clark in 2016 (1st) Womens Clay Matthews Jersey , the team has struggled mightily with the majority of their defensive linemen picked in the draft’s first two days. While defensive end-turned-linebackers Mike Neal (2010, 2nd) and Nick Perry (2012, 1st) have provided mixed results, there are more than a handful of names that truly did not pan out in a green and gold uniform.Here is a look back in time at Green Bay’s tough luck as it hopes to change that chain of events in 2019.2000 (3rd): Steve Warren, DT, NebraskaA quad injury limited Warren over his first two years in Green Bay, including a full 2001 season. He appeared in 25 total games for the Packers over three seasons before being released prior to the 2003 season after additional injury concerns landed him on the Physically Unable to Perform List. He collected just 14 tackles and a sack in his career.2001 (1st): Jamal Reynolds, DE, Florida StateOne of the larger draft busts in Packer history, Reynolds lasted just three years in the NFL after being taken 10th overall. Reynolds saw the field in just 18 games, recording three sacks and a pair of forced fumbles, most of those stats coming in his first season. Injuries limited Reynolds as the lean defensive end struggled to hold up against NFL offensive tackles despite his speed around the corner.2003 (2nd): Kenny Peterson, DT, Ohio StatePeterson had a longer-lasting NFL career than the players ahead of him on this list, but, like the others, only three seasons came in a Packer uniform. In 34 games, Peterson tallied three sacks and two forced fumbles, all coming in his final season in 2005. A surprise fall from first-round territory in the 2003 NFL Draft ultimately landed Peterson in Green Bay as a third-rounder, but he failed to live up to any of those expectations. His final four NFL seasons came in Denver, where he recorded at least one sack each season.2004 (3rd): Donnell Washington, DT, ClemsonPart of a disastrous 2004 draft that featured Ahmad Carroll and B.J. Sander among others, Washington was the largest pitfall. Green Bay moved up in the draft to select Washington, a boom-or-bust prospect. Unfortunately for the Packers, it was all bust. Washington never once played in an NFL regular season game amid concerns about his weight and motivation. Although his frame and playing strength were more than adequate for the NFL, Washington never put those tools to use.2007 (1st): Justin Harrell, DT, TennesseeHarrell is right on par with Reynolds as one of Green Bay’s larger first-round blunders. The Tennessee Volunteer came into the league with injury issues Marcedes Lewis Jersey White , tearing his bicep tendon in college. After showing up to camp out of shape, Harrell immediately came under scrutiny by the Packer faithful and his play on the field did not help. In four years, Harrell appeared in just 14 games and posted 28 tackles and two for a loss. After a back injury in the 2009 training camp wiped out Harrell’s season, a torn ACL sidelined him for all of 2010. In the end, any promise Harrell did have was lost to injury.2012 (2nd): Jerel Worthy, DT, Michigan StateGreen Bay traded up to draft Worthy after an All-American junior season for the Spartans. Yet, the chaos he created in the Big Ten never showed up in the NFL. Worthy played just two seasons for the Packers before being traded to New England, suiting up for 16 games and notching 2.5 sacks. He would play with four NFL teams in seven seasons, but the optimism surrounding Worthy as a second-rounder dwindled into disappointment.2013 (1st): Datone Jones, DE, UCLAAlthough Jones was not a complete miss, he never lived up to his first-round billing. The UCLA product totaled nine sacks and 16 tackles for a loss for the Packers after lining up at defensive end and edge linebacker in the “elephant” package. Jones battled with Mike Neal for playing time on the edge but did not follow in Reggie White’s footsteps as he once aspired to do. Since leaving Green Bay, Jones has been with three other teams, including a one-game stint with Dallas in 2018. 2014 (3rd): Khyri Thornton, DT, Southern MissLate riser or not, Thornton was a surprise pick in the third round and did not prove the doubters wrong. Thornton lasted just one season in Green Bay and actually never played a regular season game, injuring his hamstring in the final preseason game of the 2014 season. After being waived by the Packers in 2015, Thornton played for three seasons in Detroit as a rotational player, but never fulfilled his third-round grade.2017 (3rd): Montravius Adams, DT, AuburnThe jury is out on Adams, who just finished his second season with Green Bay. Like many other players above, Adams suffered a rookie injury that slowed him from the start. While Adams showed flashes at times during his 16-game sophomore campaign in 2018, he has a lot yet to prove for Green Bay to justify giving him a roster spot next season. He will battle with former undrafted free agents Fadol Brown and Tyler Lancaster in training camp.

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