The Green Bay Packers will have tight end Luke Musgrave available for Monday night’s showdown with the New Orleans Saints at Lambeau Field. According to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Musgrave is being activated off injured reserve in time to play to face the Saints in primetime on “Monday Night Football” from Lambeau Field.
The second-year tight end needed surgery to correct an ankle injury suffered in Week 4 and has missed the last 10 games while on injured reserve.
Musgrave’s practice window was opened last week, and he practiced in a limited capacity each of the last two weeks. The Packers listed him as questionable on the final injury report of Week 16.
During the first four weeks, Musgrave caught only five passes for 22 yards while serving as a backup behind starter Tucker Kraft. He played 17 snaps in Week 1, 31 snaps in Week 2, 35 snaps in Week 3 and 25 snaps in Week 4. Pelissero reports the Packers will “ease” Musgrave back into the lineup.
Green Bay plays three more games before the start of the postseason, giving Musgrave a ramp up period.
When fully healthy and integrated back into the offense, Musgrave could provide a dynamic deep threat from the tight end position. He caught a touchdown pass in the Packers’ win over the Dallas Cowboys in the postseason last year.