Fearing worst on knee injury, Packers defense could be thin on edge
GREEN BAY – After the Green Bay Packers’ 48-32 victory over the Dallas Cowboys in the visitors’ celebration at AT&T Stadium on Sunday night, coach Matt LaFleur and the Packers’ linebackers were also disappointed – for a second. -Outside Defender of the Year Kingsley Enagbare.While Enagbare was examined by team medical staff after the game in Arlington, Texas, fellow linebackers Rashan Gary, Preston Smith and Lukas Van Ness and assistant coach Jason Rebrovich waited outside hoping for the best.Instead, they learned that Enagbare is feared to have torn the ACL in his right knee in the fourth quarter.LaFleur said he had not spoken to lead athlete Bryan “Flea” Engel early Monday morning, but said, “It didn’t feel good.”Without Enagbaretta, the Packers will have wide receivers Gary, Smith, Van Ness (the team’s first-round pick) and undrafted rookie free agent Brenton Cox in Saturday night’s NFC divisional playoff game against the San Francisco 49ers at Levi’s Stadium. Santa Clara, California. The only other tight end signed is practice squad rookie Keshawn Banks.“It’s the next guy. It’s just the mentality and the reality,” LaFleur said. “The other guy will get a chance and we’ll see where we are at the end of the week.”Enagbare appeared to hurt his knee on an 11-yard sack. quarterback Dak Prescott, 4 minutes , 49 seconds left to play.At the line of scrimmage, Enagbare limped after the collision but stayed in for the next drive when Prescott threw a 47-yard deep ball to wide receiver CeeDee Lamb..
Enagbare charged to the starting line from the right side of the stroke and he clearly realized that something was seriously wrong when he tried to start from the starting position and pulled up.Enagbare, a fifth-round pick a year ago, had two quarterback hits and one tackle in 40 defensive snaps against the Cowboys after finishing the regular season with 35 tackles, eight tackles for loss and two sacks in all 17 games.”I can’t say enough good things about him and seeing the growth from last year to this year, his contributions not only on defense but on (special) teams,” LaFleur said. – I love his style of play, his relentless football training.“He has a lot of support here. All these boys hurt her. We all ache for him. He came here. So obviously it’s a big disappointment for him, for our football team, that he’s in that position.3 things to watch when Packers visit Cowboys in wild-card playoff gameLaFleur didn’t talk about cornerback Jaire Alexander, who had a critical first-quarter interception against the Cowboys but aggravated an ankle injury. train during the week.Asked after the game if he could play through the injury against the 49ers, Alexander said, “Maybe. That’s okay.”Short Week ChallengesLaFleur said he considered going to San Francisco on Thursday, but ultimately decided against it. The team leaves Friday as scheduled and will do several light practices before leaving.Polzin: Why the Packers believed. in themselves when others doubted themLaFleur said most practices will be at a “jog” and maybe some live broadcasts later in the week. routine as possible,” LaFleur said..