GREEN BAY, Wis. – When the Green Bay Packers practice for the first time in training camp on Monday, they will be down a couple key players.
Right tackle Zach Tom and tight end Tucker Kraft, who suffered torn pectorals before the start of OTAs, are not expected to be on the field for Day 1 on Ray Nitschke Field. They are opening camp on the physically unable to perform list but can be activated when cleared by the medical staff.
Both players are progressing nicely from their injuries and shouldn’t be out for long. However, the injury is not one to rush back from – it’s not a sprained ankle, in which a tape job and toughness can get a player on the field, for instance.