In Da News 9/21/2007
Jones tweaks muscle
Receiver leaves practice early
By TOM SILVERSTEIN / journalsentinel.com
Posted: Sept. 20, 2007
Green Bay - It might wind up becoming more of an inconvenience than a serious problem, but Green Bay Packers rookie wide receiver James Jones suffering a hamstring pull wasn't exactly welcome news on the practice field Thursday. Already without starting receiver Greg Jennings because of a hamstring pull, coach Mike McCarthy had to make some changes on the fly when Jones felt a pull in his hamstring during the team's jog-through. With 15 players already on the injury report, McCarthy didn't take any chances and sent Jones to the training room to begin treatment immediately. "I was a little nervous so he didn't practice," McCarthy said, of the full pads workout that followed the jog-through. "But I think that's enough time (to recover)." More >>
Walking wounded club grows
By Jason Wilde / madison.com
GREEN BAY — Mike McCarthy could only chuckle. While the Green Bay Packers coach isn't dealing with any catastrophic injuries to key players, his team has had enough bumps, bruises, strains and sprains to make game-planning for Sunday's matchup with the San Diego Chargers at Lambeau Field a bit challenging. The latest: Wide receiver James Jones, who started the first two games because of Greg Jennings' pulled hamstring, "tweaked" — McCarthy's word — his right hamstring in practice Thursday and missed the remainder of the workout. "I'm a little nervous," McCarthy admitted. "He wanted to practice, but he got sent up top (to do rehabilitation work)." Asked during his brief appearance in the locker room after practice whether he was concerned that he might miss Sunday's game, Jones' one-word answer was, "Nah." Meanwhile, Jennings' hamstring passed the test the medical staff administered Thursday, and he should practice today. "His whole deal is how he feels in the morning," McCarthy said. "I told him, 'Call me as soon as you get up.'" More >>
Making each sack count
KGB ties performance on field to charitable work off it
By Dan Parr / ProFootballWeekly.com
Sept. 20, 2007
In the NFL, reduced playing time can result in locker-room makeovers consisting of an enraged athlete, a pair of fists, and the nearest wall, face, or anything else that makes the mistake of getting in the way. It can lead to sour relationships with teammates and coaches and some of the demoted even demand a release from their contract, thinking they’re good enough to start elsewhere. You’ll have to forgive Green Bay’s Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila if he takes the opposite approach. After being moved from a first-unit defensive end to a third-down, pass-rush specialist in the offseason, he found the bright side so many before him have missed. “A lot of guys would not handle it the way he’s handling it,” said Packers DE Aaron Kampman, last season’s NFC sack leader with 15 1/2. “He just continues to go out and work hard and do the things he knows he’s capable of. I’m excited for him because I think he continues to have great things in store.” Great things are almost certainly in store for Gbaja-Biamila, who turns 30 years of age Sept. 24, and whose name means “big man come and save me” in Nigerian, both on and off the field in 2007. More >>Injuries could open door for Harrell
By Rob Demovsky / greenbaypressgazette.com
Posted 9-20-2007
Maybe all of the Green Bay Packers' banged up defensive linemen will be able to play Sunday against the San Diego Chargers. If not, this could be the week rookie first-round draft pick Justin Harrell makes his NFL debut. Three of the four starting defensive linemen — ends Cullen Jenkins (wrist) and Aaron Kampman (rib) and tackle Johnny Jolly (heel) — are listed on the injury report. All were limited in practice on Wednesday. Defensive tackle Corey Williams (ankle), who has been a key member of the rotation the first two weeks, missed practice and could be the least likely to suit up among the four. That could open the door for Harrell, who said he took more reps in practice on Wednesday than he had in any regular-season practice. "I guess it was because of all the injuries, but I don't know if it was anything more than that, too," Harrell said. "Anytime you get more reps, you take advantage of it." More >>
Published by PackerPundit On Friday, September 21, 2007 at 4:44 AM.
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