Villain The Foe Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000514941/article/jordy-nelson-believed-to-have-torn-acl-on-sunday The Green Bay Packers lost one of their best players to injury on the opening drive of Sunday's 24-19 preseason loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers. The initial diagnosis on No. 1 wide receiver Jordy Nelson's knee injury is a torn ACL, NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport reported, via a source informed of the situation. The team is awaiting MRI results to confirm, Rapoport added. Watch out-of-market games Within a span of four days in late August, the 2015 season lost two of the NFL's most valuable wideouts in Nelson and Pantherssecond-year star Kelvin Benjamin. An underappreciated difference-maker from 2011 to 2013, Nelson finally gained league-wide recognition as a first-team All Pro after posting career highs in receptions (98) and yards (1,519) in 2014. Nelson is a premier route-runner, an acrobatic boundary receiver, a dangerous deep threat and a clutch possession receiver, teaming with Randall Cobb as the NFL's most prolific duo last season. Just how productive has Nelson been? Aaron Rodgers' passer rating on throws intended for his go-to receiver has been 150.2, 130.3, 111.6 and 128.2 over the past four seasons, per Pro Football Focus. Their chemistry is perhaps unparalleled in today's NFL. On one hand, Green Bay is uniquely suited to withstand the loss of a premier talent at the position. The unofficial MVP of offseason practices, promising second-year wideout Davante Adams will now become a full-time player as Nelson's replacement. When the Packers go to three-wide receiver sets, Adams and Cobb will be joined by athletic 2014 seventh-round pick Jeff Janis or rookie training-camp sensation Ty Montgomery. On the other hand, coach Mike McCarthy believed his offense had the potential to become the greatest in NFL history with a healthy Nelson. Along with the Seahawks, the Packers were widely viewed as an NFL superpower and one of the top contenders to knock off the Super Bowl champion Patriots. As long as Rodgers is running McCarthy's quarterback-driven attack, the Packers should remain a top-10 offense and a playoff contender. The shame is that there was legitimate potential to break NFL records while laying waste to the NFC with Rodgers and Nelson clicking on all cylinders. The latest Around The NFL Podcast caps the weeklong Fantasy Extravaganza by talking undervalued and overvalued QBs and everyone's draft philosophies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Good player, sorry he's hurt, but the Pack got Rogers so.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Nelson actually is legit, but Rodgers is like Brady and Peyton. It's nice having great receivers, but it's not always necessary for them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 pouncy probably needs ankle surgery, may miss a lot of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bealeb319 Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Just did my first fantasy draft of the year, glad I saw this before drafting. Nelson fell all the way to the end of the fourth round, had I thought he was healthy I would have scooped him up that late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mogglez Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Saw the injury live on TV..didn't honestly think it was this serious. Devante Adams is about to go off though. Really wanted that kidf Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet Nut Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 pouncy probably needs ankle surgery, may miss a lot of time. Which one? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlife33 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 These injuries suck, the a lot of teams getting hit hard this offseason. For shame. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 My fantasy WR. This sucks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlife33 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 My fantasy WR. This sucks I'm sorry for your loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetlife33 Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Atlanta Falcons coach Dan Quinn announced Sunday that Roddy White will undergo minor surgery to clean out loose particles in his elbow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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