The knee injury suffered by Green Bay Packers rookie center Josh Myers on the first series of Sunday’s win over the Chicago Bears isn’t expected to end his season.
Coach Matt LaFleur said he felt bad about the playcall that caused the injury, but he also quelled fears that the injury could end the season of the Packers’ starting center.
“I don’t think it’s going to be a season-ender, but we’ll continue to look at it,” LaFleur said Sunday. “Ultimately, that was a bad playcall by me, us not blocking the nickel off the edge, that’s what caused that. I feel bad about that.”
Myers was hurt on the fourth play from scrimmage. On a run play, Bears safety Tashaun Gipson came off the edge and stopped A.J. Dillon after no gain. Myers was attended to on the field after the play and examined in the blue medical tent on the sideline before going back to the locker room. The Packers ruled him out of the game officially to start the second half.
Veteran Lucas Patrick entered the game for Myers and played the rest of the contest. Patrick started at center the week before when Myers was out with a finger injury.
Although Myers might play again in 2021, the knee injury will likely keep him out of future games.
Myers, a second-round pick from Ohio State, has started five of the Packers’ first six games at center. He played 100 percent of the offense’s snaps in his first four starts.
The Packers offensive line remains a shuffling deck due to injuries, but help is on the way. Pro Bowler Elgton Jenkins just returned from an ankle injury, and All-Pro left tackle David Bakhtiari is eligible to come off the PUP list and begin practicing next week.
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