Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur left the door open for versatile defensive back Raven Greene to be the team’s second player to return from injured reserve.
“It is certainly an option, and I know he’s working hard every day. I think he’s moving around pretty well,” LaFleur said Friday.
The Packers already used a designation on rookie tight end Jace Sternberger.
Greene, a second-year defensive back, injured his ankle early in the second half in Week 2 against the Minnesota Vikings. He left the game on a cart and hasn’t been on the field since.
LaFleur said Greene continues to rehab the injury and hasn’t yet returned to practice.
The Packers used Greene, who added weight during the offseason, in the box as a subpackage linebacker during the first two weeks. Ibraheim Campbell has since returned the PUP list and assumed the role.
Over the first two games of the season, Greene played 68 snaps on defense and another 18 on special teams. He was on the field for 77 percent of snaps during the Packers’ win over the Chicago Bears in Week 1.
Greene might be the only logical option to be the team’s second player to return from injured reserve. Lane Taylor, the starter at left guard to open the season, had surgery to repair a biceps injury.