Last night’s loss ensured the Packers will wind up as the seventh seed in the NFC. Their final regular season contest could see a number of players rested as a result, but at least two will not be able to return in 2025.

Defensive lineman Jordon Riley was carted off the field Saturday with an Achilles injury. Cornerback Kamal Hadden later suffered an ankle injury and also needed to be taken off the field via a cart. Neither player returned to the loss against the Ravens.

When speaking to the media today, head coach Matt LaFleur said (via ESPN’s Rob Demovsky) both Riley and Hadden are out for the rest of the year. Green Bay will be without a pair of depth contributors in the postseason as a result. Hadden is a pending exclusive rights restricted free agent, whereas Riley is under contract through 2026.

Riley spent the past two years with the Giants, but he was among the team’s final roster cuts. The 27-year-old was retained via the practice squad and remained there until early this month. Riley was signed to the Packers’ active roster to provide a rotational presence along the defensive front, and he wound up playing 53 snaps across four games with his new team. His attention will now turn to a lengthy rehab process presuming his injury proved to be an Achilles tear, though.

Like Riley, Hadden entered the league as a Day 3 draft pick. A Chiefs selection in 2024, each of his 12 regular season appearances have come as a member of the Packers. Hadden played sparingly this year on defense as part of Green Bay’s renovated secondary, but he chipped in on special teams with a snap share of 26% in that regard. He too will miss Week 18 as well as the Packers’ upcoming playoff game(s), however, and Hadden will look to heal in time for the spring.

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