Packers hopeful Cobb can play Week One

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After sustaining a shoulder injury in only the third week of the preseason, the Green Bay Packers are hopeful that they will see wide receiver Randall Cobb in uniform and playing come Week 1.

Cobb had tests done on Sunday and was diagnosed with an AC joint strain. The reports were much better than what was presumed, which was originally believed to be a dislocated shoulder or broken collarbone.

The injury occurred on only the third play from scrimmage, when Cobb was tackled after an incomplete pass thrown his way. He landed hard on his shoulder out of bound  and when he got up, quickly jogged over to the sideline where he was sent to the trainers table, and later escorted to the locker room.

Cobb had this to say about his injury:

“I just caught the ball and was going down to the ground, and I had a guy land on top of me,” Cobb said. “I was just jogging off the field at the end of the series, and I could feel the pain. I didn’t know exactly what it was. It was discomfort, and I let Doc check it out and we went back and got X-rays. It’s not what we think it could’ve been.”

The Packers are lucky that this injury is minor, as this couldn’t have come at a worse time.

Jordy Nelson, the team’s top receiver, had just been ruled out for the season.

If Cobb was out for as long as people thought, the Packers would be in trouble. Other receivers Jeff Janis and Ty Montgomery have shined in the preseason, and regardless of Cobb’s status, will both see a good amount of playing time this season.

Luckily for the Packers, Cobb won’t miss too much time, and we will have to wait and see if he is good to go come the season opener.