Overview
- Cooper suffered a non-contact lower-leg injury while blitzing in the third quarter of Green Bay’s Week 4 win over the Buccaneers on Sunday and was carted off the field.
- Team-ordered imaging reported Monday confirmed a torn Achilles and the Packers announced Cooper will miss the remainder of the 2026 season.
- Isaiah McDuffie is expected to step into the starting linebacker role alongside Zaire Franklin while Ty’Ron Hopper and Nick Niemann provide depth.
- Cooper faces a typical 9–12+ month rehabilitation timeline, which could affect his availability for early 2027 and complicate timing of any contract-extension talks as he enters the final year of his rookie deal.
- The loss deepens Green Bay’s injury problems after other season-ending absences this year and will force short-term roster and cap choices as the team leans on internal depth and low-cost additions.