The Green Bay Packers continued work on the field on Saturday, with tens of thousands of fans in attendance watching amid the annual Family Night.
However, one notable player who was not able to make it to the field and practice was tight end Tucker Kraft. The former South Dakota State Jackrabbits star is nursing a lower-body injury, forcing the Packers to take it easy on the tight end and keep him on the shelf rather than risk aggravation of the issue.
Speaking in front of the media, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur opened up about Kraft’s status.
Via Green Bay reporter Rob Demovsky of ESPN:
“MLF said Tucker Kraft has been dealing with a groin injury and powering through it for the last two days but they decided to give him a couple days off.”
These are complete list of Packers players who did not practice on Family night, per Mike Spofford of Packers.com, who also noted that the tight end was the only “nw injury’:
“Not practicing for #Packers on Family Night: WR C. Watson, WR D. Wicks, WR S. Brown, CB N. Hobbs, RB E. Wilson, RB M. Lloyd, CB K. Hadden, DL C. Oliver, DL A. Mosby, T R. Walker, G J. Williams, T T. Glover, TE T. Kraft.”
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Can Kraft hit 1,000 receiving yards in Year 3 with Green Bay Packers?
Kraft is expected to be among the major targets downfield in the Packers’ passing attack in his third year in the pros. Selected in the third round (78th overall) by the Packers in the 2023 NFL draft, the 24-year-old Kraft is looking to surpass his production in 2024, when he posted 707 receiving yards and seven touchdowns on 50 receptions and 70 yards.
A major motivation for Kraft as well is the fact that no tight end in Green Bay history has ever finished a season with at least 1,000 receiving yards.
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