The Green Bay Packers will be without rookie tight end Josiah Deguara for the remainder of the 2020 season.
Coach Matt LaFleur revealed that Deguara suffered a “pretty bad” injury during the Packers’ win over the Atlanta Falcons on Monday night, and ESPN’s Rob Demovsky reports the injury is a season-ending torn ACL.
LaFleur said the Packers still think Deguara, who played in two of the Packers’ first four games, still has a “bright future” in Green Bay.
A third-round pick of the Packers, Deguara played in 24 snaps during the season opener against the Minnesota Vikings, then missed two games with an ankle injury before going down with the knee injury on Monday night on his seventh snap against the Falcons.
Deguara caught one of his two targets for 12 yards. The Packers used him in an H-back role to start his rookie season.
He’ll be expected to go on injured reserve.
The Packers will move forward with a combination of Robert Tonyan, Marcedes Lewis, Jace Sternberger and John Lovett at tight end.
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