Team news: Green Bay Packers | Page 4

The Packers activated WR Jayden Reed from injured reserve.

Reed has been out since Week 2 with foot and collarbone injuries. His foot had been bothering him since the preseason and then he injured his collarbone in Week 2, which allowed him time to get his foot healthy. Reed was limited in practice all week and, while the Packers still had one more week left in Reed’s 21-day window, they are choosing to activate him now. Expect Reed to be limited against the Bears. With the other available options, the Packers can take their time with Reed. He’s WR65 on our board.

Even though Jayden Reed is back at practice, he still has to be given final medical clearance to play.

Also said Matthew Golden (wrist) could potentially play Sunday vs. CHI.

LaFleur said: "The plan is to see where he's at by the end of the week," according to the post. Reed should be close as he returned last week and there was some hoped he'd be able to play on Thanksgiving. We may not have a better idea until later this week as far as Reed goes, however. The Packers play in a later Sunday game at home against the Bears, who currently have the top seed in the NFC.

Packers LB Quay Walker and WR Matthew Golden are inactive today vs. the Lions; CB Keisean Nixon is active.

Related Players: Christian Watson, Romeo Doubs, Dontayvion Wicks

This locks Watson into a WR2 role with some great upside against the Lions defense. Doubs is more of a low-end WR3, but still worth fantasy consideration.

Packers RB Josh Jacobs is off the injury report and will return to action Thursday at Detroit.

Related Players: Emanuel Wilson

We might temper our expectations for a full "normal" Jacobs role after Wilson played so well in his steed. Consider Jacobs in more of an RB2, with Wilson hanging around as an RB4 role with more usage than before Jacobs' injury.

When asked whether Jayden Reed could play Thursday given the lack of practice time since his window opened last Friday, LaFleur said: "You never know... You'll find out Thursday."

Of course, fantasy owners will find out about an hour and a half before the kickoff. We'll hopefully have a better idea by Wednesday's practice report. Reed was limited last week and again today so there could be a chance he's able to log some snaps on Thanksgiving. He would be a risky fantasy play without a full workload.

Packers RB Josh Jacobs is pushing to play Sunday against the Vikings despite dealing with a knee contusion.

The Packers will work him out before the game and then make a decision on his status. Green Bay will likely also factor in the upcoming short week as the team will travel to Detroit on Thanksgiving. Jacobs was limited in practice. The Packers play in the early window, so we’ll know by 11:30 Sunday morning if Jacobs will be active or not.

Josh Jacobs will not practice today but LaFleur isn’t ruling him out for Sunday just yet.

Related Players: Emanuel Wilson, Chris Brooks

Still early in the week, but we're expecting this to be the Emanuel Wilson show if/when Jacobs is ruled out. Wilson out-snapped Brooks 39-to-5 in the Week 11 game Jacobs missed, putting the former in RB2 territory.

Jets HC Aaron Glenn officially announced QB Tyrod Taylor will start Sunday vs. the Ravens.

Related Players: Justin Fields

The raw dropbacks will at least go up, but there's such a lack of firepower in the pass-catching group that Taylor still shouldn't be on many fantasy radars. He's currently in the final spot of our QB rankings.

The team is optimistic Jaylen Warren will play on Sunday against the Bears.

Related players: Kaleb Johnson, Kenneth Gainwell

HC Mike Tomlin said Warren will be limited early in the week. In a news item Monday, Warren said he likely could have come back into Week 11's game, so it all adds up to what is hopefully Warren ready to go against the Bears. It's an earlier Sunday game, so owners will know well in advance as far as their lineup goes. Gainwell would likely be the main back with Johnson getting some work should Warren be unable to go.

Speaking of Jayden Reed, the third-year wideout could return to practice on Wednesday after his two-and-a-half-month absence.

Related players: MarShawn Lloyd, Romeo Doubs, Christian Watson, Matthew Golden, Dontayvion Wicks, Savion Williams

The story said HC Matt LaFleur was asked Monday if the Packers will open the 21-day practice windows for any players this week and the head coach flashed a massive smile while saying, “I sure as heck hope so.” According to the story, LaFleur added that the team will have a better idea about the availability of Reed, and running back Lloyd, over the next two days. The return of Reed could be a big deal for the Packers offense, especially after losing TE Tucker Kraft. The return of Reed would create a logjam of healthy WRs in Green Bay.