David Bakhtiari, Za’Darius Smith, Jaire Alexander, Josh Myers, Randall Cobb, Billy Turner, and now Whitney Mercilus.
Those are the names of the reinforcements who have returned to the playing and/or practice fields for the Green Bay Packers over the last week. Bakhtiari and Myers both started on Sunday in Detroit, while the others have all participated in at least some capacity in practice over the last few days.
Thursday’s full-pads practice brought the surprising news of the last name on that list returning, giving the Packers an even bigger emotional lift heading into the bye week.