Randall Cobb is expected to play against the Bears in Week 1 after suffering a sprained AC joint in his shoulder during Saturday’s preseason game against the Eagles. The fifth-year wide receiver initially thought that he broke his collarbone, but X-rays came back negative and showed no signs of any real structural damage. This was great news for a Packers team that lost Jordy Nelson for the remainder of the season due to a torn ACL, just a week earlier. Cobb will likely become Aaron Rodgers’ favorite target now that Nelson went down which is great news for fantasy owners. The 25-year old speedster caught 91 passes for 1,287 yards and 12 touchdowns in 2014, and a repeat performance could certainly be on the horizon.
Speaking of Jordy Nelson, the Packers placed him on injured reserve on Tuesday, and he’s officially done for the season. The 30-year old pass-catcher has been spectacular for the Packers over the last few years and will certainly be hard to replace. Randall Cobb, Davante Adams, Jeff Janis, and Ty Montgomery will collectively soak up the targets left behind by Nelson.
Julius Thomas fractured his finger back in early August during a preseason game and was only expected to miss a couple of weeks if it required minor surgery. However, it was reported on Tuesday that Thomas will actually miss up to a month which will certainly cut into the first few weeks of the season. The 27-year old tight end signed a five year, $46 million deal with the Jaguars back in March after playing the last two full seasons in Denver. In those two years combined, Thomas hauled in 108 passes for 1,277 yards and 24 touchdowns which is exceptional production at a position where it can be very scarce. The Jaguars are excited about the offseason acquisition but they likely won’t see him on the field again until Week 3 at the earliest. In the meantime, Marcedes Lewis will see the majority of the action at the tight end position.
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