y to tight end Jimmy Graham Jermaine Whitehead Jersey , the team’s biggest free agent signing of 2018. The Packers have gone through quite the revolving door of tight ends in recent years, with from Jared Cook to Martellus Bennett to Graham; all of the previous signings gave Packers fans some measure of disappointment, and the hope was that Graham would be the one who would pan out.Instead, ten games into a three-year, $30 million contract, Graham has suffered what is “feared” to be a significant injury. NFL.com’s Mike Silver used that word on Friday morning to describe the Packers’ concerns that the thumb injury Graham suffered on Thursday night in his return to Seattle may be a serious one, which suggests that he may be out for a significant amount of time. Update: Silver’s colleague Ian Rapoport reported on Friday morning that the team fears that Graham’s thumb is broken. Rapoport later reported that the diagnosis of a broken thumb has been confirmed, and that Graham will miss some time, but that how long he will be out is not yet known.Graham left Thursday’s loss to the Seahawks in the second quarter and he did not return to the game. However, the astute eyes of APC’s Jon Meerdink identified a FOX replay of the snap when Graham appeared to injure his thumb, and it should frustrate Packers fans.Here’s a look at Graham on the play, which luckily featured FOX putting an isolated camera on him. Spoiler: it’s not a good look for the tight end.That’s Graham blocking and hand-fighting with Seahawks safety Bradley McDougald. It’s unclear exactly which part of the play is responsible for the injury Aaron Ripkowski Color Rush Jersey , but it looks like Graham’s hand gets caught awkwardly on McDougald’s helmet and facemask on that last shove out of bounds, as the two are engaged well away from the football. You can see him immediately begin to hold his left thumb when he turns around on the sideline.If this mistake costs Graham the remainder of the season — or, really, any significant time — it will reflect very poorly on the veteran. Indeed, it already does, since Graham missed the remainder of this game and might have been able to contribute something when the Packers’ offense bogged down in the second half and failed to keep Aaron Rodgers upright on third downs.Any extended absence for Graham will lead to more playing time for the Packers’ other three tight ends: Lance Kendricks (who already sees significant time as an H-back), Marcedes Lewis, and Robert Tonyan. Tonyan in particular should be a candidate to pick up significant snaps, especially after hauling in his first NFL catch on Thursday: a 54-yard touchdown bomb from Aaron Rodgers. (As an added bonus, Rodgers apparently thought he was throwing to Graham on that play, according to Silver’s piece: “To be honest, I thought it was Jimmy. I let it go and looked at it and then I said ‘Whoa! That’s Bobby.’”)Graham still sits in second place on the team in targets https://www.thepackersfanshop.com/Demetri-Goodson-Jersey , receptions, and receiving yards and runs fourth in receiving yards per game. A stat line of 34-for-452 and two touchdowns through ten games isn’t matching up to the big price tag that he received this offseason, however, and if he misses much or all of the remainder of the season this will look like yet another year where the Packers missed on a big tight end signing. On Friday, the Chicago Bears got some surprising bad news on the injury front as they practiced for the final time before Sunday’s game against the Green Bay Packers. Two players showed up on the Bears’ injury report, one of whom has been a significant reason for the success of the defense in the Windy City.That player is safety Eddie Jackson, who has become a turnover and touchdown machine since arriving in Chicago as a fourth-round draft pick a year ago. in 29 games with the Bears, Jackson has seven interceptions, two forced fumbles, and four fumble recoveries, and he has taken five of those turnovers back for touchdowns. However, Jackson appeared suddenly on Friday’s injury report for week 15 with a shin injury that made him miss the day’s practice. That injury also has him questionable for Sunday’s game at Soldier Field.A potential Jackson absence would rob the Bears of a second top defensive back. Slot cornerback Bryce Callahan suffered a broken foot recently and was placed on injured reserve this week; if Jackson cannot play JK Scott Jersey , expect the Packers to try to exploit some matchups in the passing game down the middle of the field.The Bears ruled two other players questionable as well. Defensive tackle Bilal Nichols also appeared on the injury report for the first time on Friday, listed as limited in practice with a knee issue. Meanwhile wide receiver Allen Robinson is questionable but practiced fully with a hip injury.The Packers will have a tall order on Sunday even absent any injuries, but they could be without key players on both the offensive and defensive line. Right tackle Bryan Bulaga has not practiced this week and is officially doubtful for the game, meaning that Jason Spriggs will likely start in his place. Meanwhile, nose tackle Kenny Clark was listed as questionable despite also not practicing yet this week.Finally, cornerback Bashaud Breeland is questionable as well, though his absence from practice is primarily due to a personal issue. The Packers will have a light practice on Saturday, as usual, so there is still a chance that some of them may suit up. Thankfully, the Packers are expecting to have left guard Lane Taylor back this week. He did not appear on the Friday report, and was a full participant in Thursday’s practice.Here are the full reports for this week’s game.Packers Injury ReportDoubtfulOT Bryan Bulaga (knee)QuestionableCB Bashaud Breeland (groin/not injury related)DT Kenny Clark (elbow)Bears Injury ReportQuestionableS Eddie Jackson (shin)DT Bilal Nichols (knee)WR Allen Robinson (hip)
