GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Before there was Jared Cook, the duo of Richard Rodgers and Justin Perillo manned the tight end position for the Green Bay Packers.
Now that Cook’s sprained right ankle will keep him out for at least a month, dating to his Sept. 25 injury, it's Rodgers and Perillo once again.
In some ways, nothing’s changed for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the Packers coaches, who had not fully integrated the free-agent tight end Cook into their offense just yet. In three games, Cook played 93 snaps and caught six passes for 53 yards without a touchdown.