Jackson suffers injury
Jackson's injury latest in series of backfield woes
By TOM SILVERSTEIN / journalsentinel.com
Posted: Aug. 26, 2007
Green Bay - The Green Bay Packers have traveled a long, winding road in their quest this summer to put a competent running game on the field. And just 13 days before the season opener against Philadelphia the twists and turns keep coming, leaving the Packers' running game as hard to read as a wet map. On Sunday, rookie Brandon Jackson went down hard after a collision with another player during a 2-minute drill, and after taking a few more snaps in a non-contact 7-on-7 drill was unable to finish practice. Jackson, according to other players, suffered a blow to the head that most thought wasn't serious. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk from his locker to the training room and did not respond to questions about his injury. Coach Mike McCarthy was unaware of the extent of Jackson's injury immediately after practice, so it's unclear whether Jackson suffered a concussion.
"Any time a guy lays down like that, that's not a positive sign," McCarthy said. "Hopefully he'll be OK."
If he has suffered a concussion, his status for the exhibition finale is in question, especially considering the extra attention head injuries are being given around the NFL after recent criticism aimed at the league. The Packers are generally conservative about allowing players who suffer head injuries back on the field, so there's no telling when he'll be back.Even if the injury is minor, it's just another example of how tenuous and unsettled the Packers' running game remains.
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By TOM SILVERSTEIN / journalsentinel.com
Posted: Aug. 26, 2007
Green Bay - The Green Bay Packers have traveled a long, winding road in their quest this summer to put a competent running game on the field. And just 13 days before the season opener against Philadelphia the twists and turns keep coming, leaving the Packers' running game as hard to read as a wet map. On Sunday, rookie Brandon Jackson went down hard after a collision with another player during a 2-minute drill, and after taking a few more snaps in a non-contact 7-on-7 drill was unable to finish practice. Jackson, according to other players, suffered a blow to the head that most thought wasn't serious. After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk from his locker to the training room and did not respond to questions about his injury. Coach Mike McCarthy was unaware of the extent of Jackson's injury immediately after practice, so it's unclear whether Jackson suffered a concussion.
"Any time a guy lays down like that, that's not a positive sign," McCarthy said. "Hopefully he'll be OK."
If he has suffered a concussion, his status for the exhibition finale is in question, especially considering the extra attention head injuries are being given around the NFL after recent criticism aimed at the league. The Packers are generally conservative about allowing players who suffer head injuries back on the field, so there's no telling when he'll be back.Even if the injury is minor, it's just another example of how tenuous and unsettled the Packers' running game remains.
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Published by PackerPundit On Monday, August 27, 2007 at 6:15 AM.
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