When the Seattle Seahawks take on the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field in a Week 2 matchup on Sept. 20, Green Bay will be without one of its most prolific offensive contributors.
Wide receiver Jordy Nelson suffered a torn ACL during Green Bay’s preseason matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers Sunday, an injury that will sideline him for all of the 2015 season.
Season-ending injuries are always a frustrating occurrence for football fans. But they’re especially exasperating when they occur during the preseason, when the outcome of the games have precisely no bearing on the path of a team’s season.