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Packers downgrade CB Jaire Alexander to OUT vs. Giants

There will be no guessing game before the inactive list comes out on Monday night: the Green Bay Packers downgraded cornerback Jaire Alexander from questionable to out for Week 14 vs. the New York Giants. 

There will be no guessing game before the inactive list comes out on Monday night: the Green Bay Packers downgraded cornerback Jaire Alexander from questionable to out for Week 14 vs. the New York Giants.

Alexander will miss his fifth consecutive game after injuring his shoulder during a win over the Los Angeles Rams on Nov. 5. He had been listed as questionable in four consecutive weeks before his status was changed to out on Sunday.

Alexander, a two-time All-Pro, has played in only five games this season: Week 1 at Chicago, Week 2 at Atlanta, Week 5 at Las Vegas, Week 8 vs. Minnesota and Week 9 vs. Los Angeles. He played 332 defensive snaps, or 95 percent of the defense’s snaps, over the five games.

Alexander has four pass breakups and a tackle for loss in 2023.

The Packers will be expected to start rookie Carrington Valentine and Corey Ballentine on the perimeter at cornerback with Keisean Nixon in the slot against the Giants.

Alexander joins receiver Christian Watson as the two players ruled out for the Packers. Linebacker Quay Walker is doubtful to play, and three others are questionable.

Packers rule out WR Christian Watson (hamstring) for Week 1 vs. Bears

The Packers ruled out WR Christian Watson for Week 1 against the Chicago Bears. Watson missed the entire week of practice with a hamstring injury.

The Green Bay Packers will be without top wide receiver Christian Watson for Week 1 against the Chicago Bears. Coach Matt LaFleur ruled out Watson, who missed the entire week of practice because of a hamstring injury, on Friday.

Receiver Romeo Doubs, who is also dealing with a hamstring injury, is going to be listed as questionable on the final injury report, per LaFleur, but he practiced on both Thursday and Friday and could play Sunday.

Watson is the Packers’ No. 1 receiver and the offense’s top playmaker in the passing game. Without him, the Packers will have to lean more on second-year receiver Samori Toure and rookies Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks and Malik Heath in Week 1. The team may also elevate Bo Melton or Grant DuBose from the practice squad to add depth, especially considering Doubs’ injury situation.

LaFleur said Watson will likely be “week to week” while he recovers from the hamstring injury. He also said not having Watson won’t “drastically” alter the plan, but it’s a “curveball” the Packers had to deal with while preparing for the Bears.

In 2022, the Packers were 1-4 in games Watson either didn’t play or was on the field for less than 25 percent of offensive snaps. The Packers averaged 14.2 points per game in the four losses.

Despite a slow start created by injuries, Watson caught 41 passes for 611 yards and seven touchdowns as a rookie last season. He hauled in three passes for 48 yards and a touchdown and had the game-sealing 46-yard touchdown run during the Packers’ win over the Bears at Soldier Field last December.

Seahawks will hold RB Adrian Peterson out Week 14 with back injury

The Seattle Seahawks will not elevate running back Adrian Peterson from the practice squad to face Houston Week 14 due to a back injury.

Future Hall of Fame running back Adrian Peterson made his first appearance in a Seattle Seahawks uniform last Sunday in the team’s win over the San Francisco 49ers. Unfortunately, Peterson won’t be available Week 14 in Houston against the Texans.

Because Peterson remains on Seattle’s practice squad and not the active roster, the Seahawks don’t need to report his injury or practice status but coach Pete Carroll confirmed Peterson won’t be elevated to play this week.

“Adrian, he had a lower back issue that came up, and he felt it a little bit coming into Wednesday, and then on Wednesday he couldn’t go,” Carroll said after Friday’s walkthrough. ‘We’re going to hold him out. We’ve got to take care of him and look after him.”

Rashaad Penny and Alex Collins, who have both been battling injuries as well recently, should be good to go in Houston.

You can find the final injury report of the week here.

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Cowboys WR CeeDee Lamb ruled out vs Raiders

The Cowboys top wideout will miss his first game of the season after being unable to clear concussion protocol just four days after banging his head. | From @KDDrummondNFL

The Dallas Cowboys spread hope in every which way imaginable this past week, trying as they often do to will things they want into existence. It rarely works, and it didn’t this time either. Wideout CeeDee Lamb suffered a concussion at the end of the first half against Kansas City on Sunday, crashing the back of his head into the ground on an underthrown Dak Prescott pass that was intercepted by Chavarius Ward.

Lamb, who leads the club in targets (77), receptions (50) and his career-high six receiving scores, never returned to action after halftime and went through the concussion protocol. He cleared everything but the final examination with an independent neurologist and has been ruled out of Thursday’s contest with the Las Vegas Raiders, according to Fox Sports’ Jay Glazer.

This of course compounds the problem as Dallas’ offense is already without WR Amari Cooper, missing his second consecutive game on the COVID reserve list. The offense did not have a great game last week even before Lamb was lost and it seemed in part to the additional focus Chiefs defenders were able to pay everyone else with no Cooper. Now the Raiders have neither of the top two wideouts to contend with.

That puts a lot of pressure on Michael Gallup, TE Dalton Schultz and the reserve receivers to step up in the contest. Cedrick Wilson and Noah Brown each dropped two passes last week and the club failed to integrate Malik Turner into the contest until late. Dallas may also be wise to give Tony Pollard a bigger role as one of the quickest, shiftiest players on the team.

Ezekiel Elliott has been hobbled with a knee issue for several weeks though he continues to tough it out and show up every week.

Prescott will have his work cut out for him in trying to solve the Raiders defense and avoid a third loss in four games for a team that started the season winning seven of eight.

Dallas will welcome back Tyron Smith for the first time in four games, but playing without their top two wideouts along with their top two edge rushers in DeMarcus Lawrence and Randy Gregory makes for very tough going.

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Seahawks have healthy roster heading into Week 1 against the Colts

The Seattle Seahawks have a healthy roster heading into Week 1 against the Colts, without a single player listed on the injury report.

The Seahawks departed Seattle for Indianapolis on Friday with one of the healthiest rosters they’ve ever had. Not a single player was listed on the injury report as questionable, doubtful or ruled out ahead of the Week 1 matchup against the Colts.

“I don’t remember another time,” coach Pete Carroll told reporters after the walkthrough. “I don’t. It’s a good thing. It’s a real positive.”

Seattle opted to not play most of its starters throughout the three-game preseason, keeping guys fresh and ready for the real deal. All the rest seems to have paid off heading into the season opener.

“It has to do with a lot of elements – the conditioning that the guys put forth to get ready, then once they got here, working with our training staff and strength and conditioning and all of that, and good fortune too,” Carroll continued. “It’s a pretty good list right now.”

The Seahawks will square off against the Colts on Sunday morning – kickoff is set for 10:00 a.m. PT.

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Wild-card weekend inactives: Seattle Seahawks host Los Angeles Rams

A look at the players who are inactive Saturday for the wild-card game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams at Lumen Field.

The Seattle Seahawks have nearly the shortest injury report of their entire season heading into the wild-card round with only a handful of players with injury designations: defensive tackle Jarran Reed (oblique), cornerback Shaquill Griffin (hamstring) and running back Rashaad Penny (knee), who was a late addition to the report.

The Los Angeles Rams, however, have one of their biggest question marks of the year, with signal-call Jared Goff listed as questionable to play following his thumb surgery.

With kickoff just over 90 minutes away, here’s a look at the inactive players on Saturday for both the Seahawks and the Rams.

Seattle’s inactives:

Los Angeles’ inactives:

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Seahawks vs. Rams: Wild-card round Tuesday practice participation report

Who practiced on Tuesday and who didn’t ahead of the wild-card playoff game between the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams.

*NOTE: The Rams did not practice or hold a walk-through on Tuesday – their report is an estimation.

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Week 17 inactives: Seattle Seahawks at San Francisco 49ers in Arizona

The inactive players for both the Seattle Seahawks and the San Francisco 49ers ahead of their Week 17 regular-season finale in Arizona.

The Seattle Seahawks will square off against the San Francisco 49ers in Week 17 for their regular-season finale. After already securing a playoff spot and winning the NFC West, Seattle has a chance to clinch a first-round bye with a win, a Packers’ loss and a Saints’ loss or tie. While it may be an uphill battle, the Seahawks will be playing for the No. 1 seed none-the-less.

Ahead of the matchup, Seattle had already ruled out three players: running back DeeJee Dallas (ankle), cornerback Jason Stanley (hamstring) and running back Carlos Hyde, who was a late addition Saturday due to an illness.

Here are the complete inactive lists for both the Seahawks and the 49ers.

Seattle’s inactives:

San Francisco’s inactives:

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