GREEN BAY, Wis. -- John Crockett joined the Green Bay Packers' travel party last week not because they planned to activate him for Thursday’s game at the Detroit Lions but because he and tight end Mitchell Henry were the practice squad players of the week.
That honor earned them the right to go on the road.
Three hours before the game, the rookie running back from North Dakota State realized how quickly things can change in the NFL.
When the Packers decided to cut fellow rookie running back Alonzo Harris after he and Eddie Lacy missed curfew Wednesday night, Crockett was signed to the active roster shortly before he left the team hotel to head over to Ford Field.