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Packers dealt two more injuries at tight end position
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The Green Bay Packers are dealing with two more injuries at the tight end position during the first week of training camp, straining an already hobbled group.
With Tucker Kraft still working his way back into practice and Luke Musgrave out while dealing with a neck injury, the Packers were already struggling to depth to start training camp. Now, rookie RJ Maryland and newcomer Luke Lachey have new injuries and could miss time.
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Maryland, an undrafted free agent, missed practice on Monday due to a hamstring injury. Lachey, on the other hand, was in a walking boot and needed a scooter to get around the locker room after Monday's practice, per Matt Schneidman of The Athletic , suggesting an injury suffered during the padded practice.
Without an addition, the only tight ends capable of participating in 11-on-11 periods for the Packers right now are Josh Whyle , Drake Dabney, Messiah Swinson and Thomas Yassmin . Whyle and Dabney have taken the majority of the first-team snaps without Kraft and Musgrave available.
If Maryland and Lachey have to miss extended time, the Packers will be all but forced to add a player at tight end to get through future practices. The position is perilously thin at this point of training camp.
Kraft, the starter, will eventually return and handle most of the roles required of the Packers' first-team tight end. But the team is taking it slow with his return to 11-on-11 work, and the Packers may need a plan behind Kraft if Musgrave's neck injury is a long-term issue.
This article originally appeared on Packers Wire: Packers dealt two more injuries at tight end position
