Overview
- Jacobs fractured his right ring finger in the first quarter of the Packers’ Nov. 9 win over the New England Patriots and left that game.
- He underwent successful surgery Friday in Los Angeles with Dr. Steven Shin and medical reporting from NFL sources projects a two- to three-week recovery timeline.
- The Packers officially ruled Jacobs out for their Week 10 game versus the Minnesota Vikings and elected not to place him on injured reserve before that matchup.
- Avoiding injured reserve keeps Jacobs’ earliest realistic return as soon as Dec. 6 if healing goes well, while an IR move would have forced a minimum four-game absence and pushed a comeback to Dec. 20.
- With Jacobs sidelined, Kaleb Johnson is set to lead the backfield and the team also has MarShawn Lloyd, Pierre Strong Jr. and recently activated Chris Brooks available for carries.