Davante Adams Avoids Serious Injury

Packers wide receiver Davante Adams says he suffered a turf toe injury during Thursday night’s loss to the Eagles, as Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com tweets.

Adams’ MRI, however, did not reveal significant damage to his injured foot, Ian Rapoport of NFL.com tweets. The Packers are set to exercise caution here, but it looks like they escaped a major setback. Green Bay’s No. 1 wideout may miss time, but it likely will not be a lengthy absence. 

Adams grabbed his right foot after being taken to the ground by defensive back Andrew Sendejo in the fourth quarter. The 13-yard catch proved to be costly – Adams later said that he didn’t even want to try putting his shoe on after the game.

The Packers didn’t win, but Adams had one heck of a game as he caught ten passes for 180 yards for a new career high. So far in 2019, the wide receiver has 25 grabs for 378 yards, putting him on pace for another strong season. If he misses significant time, he probably won’t get to flirt with 2018 watermark of 111 catches and 1,386 yards.

Adams, in theory, could just play through the pain – that’s what Julio Jones did throughout 2016 and 2017. The Packers now have the next nine days off, perhaps pointing to the sixth-year receiver making it back in time for a pivotal Week 5 clash against the Cowboys.

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