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GREEN BAY − The Green Bay Packers are putting in final preparations for their Nov. 15 home matchup with NFC North rival Minnesota Vikings.
The Packers appear to be in relatively good health heading into this game.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur said there’s a chance two players could make their return from injured reserve. We’ll have a better idea about the game status of the team when the injury report is released later in the afternoon.
As of now, the Packers had six players miss practice, with two players that didn't miss practice all week.
Here’s the latest from practice:
Packers safety Xavier McKinney is potentially a non-participant in Nov. 13 practice.
McKinney hasn’t been on the injury report this week.
The media is only allowed access during the 15-minute stretching period, and McKinney was not participating during that, but it’s unclear if he joined the team outside for practice.
Packers guard Kevin Zeitler is also potentially a non-participant in practice.
He’s been on the injury report this week as a limited participant with an ankle injury, but like McKinney, it’s unclear if he joined the team outside.
Packers center Sean Rhyan missed practice all week, making it likely he’ll miss third straight game.
He suffered an ankle sprain during the team’s Week 7 game against the Detroit Lions.
Packers receiver and return specialist Skyy Moore participated in practice all week, opening the door to his return to the field.
Moore became eligible to return from injured reserve after the Packers’ Week 9 game against the New England Patriots.
LaFleur said there’s a chance he’ll play against the Vikings and will see how he’s feeling after practice before making a decision.
Packers safety Javon Bullard returned to practice.
He was listed as an estimated non-participant for the Nov. 11 practice with ankle and knee injuries and missed Nov. 12.
Bullard told reporters he was playing in the game.
“We’ll see how he’s feeling today. It’s always concerning when a guy doesn’t practice twice,” LaFleur said. “If I know Bull, like the way I think I do, he’s going to do everything in his power to be out there.”
Packers defensive end Lukas Van Ness also made his return to practice.
He was listed as an estimated non-participant for Nov. 11 practice and missed Nov. 12 due to a back injury.
LaFleur said they will monitor him at practice and see how he feels before making the decision.
Packers running back Josh Jacobs was held out of practice all week.
Jacobs broke his right ring finger during the Patriots game.
LaFleur said on Nov. 12 that Jacobs would have surgery Nov. 13.
Packers linebacker Zaire Franklin was a non-participant in practice all week.
Franklin has missed the last three games due to a shin injury.
Packers tight end Josh Whyle didn’t participate in practice, making it likely he’ll miss his second straight game.
Whyle missed the Patriots game due to a concussion.
Packers running back Chris Brooks has participated in practice all week, and like Moore, Brooks could make his return to game action this week.
He returned to practice last week from injured reserve, after missing four games with an ankle injury.
Packers defensive end Micah Parsons was in pads and participated in his first team reps on Nov. 12.
His practice window opened on Nov. 4.
It doesn’t appear the Packers expect to play him in this game.
“He looks great, but he doesn’t have a ton of reps under his belt,” LaFleur said. “We want to kind of continue to build him up.”
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