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InjuryCBS Sports’ Matt Zenitz reports Josh Jacobs will undergo surgery on his fractured finger and “is expected to miss a maximum of three weeks.”
Less than 24 hours after it was reported that the team would see if Jacobs could play through his fractured finger, they have now opted for surgery. The decision to say Jacobs could be out “a maximum of three weeks” suggests he will avoid the injured reserve and that this will be more of a week-to-week thing, and that he could return before the end of the month. Jacobs has totaled 148 yards from scrimmage and three touchdowns on 47 touches since returning from the Commissioner’s Exempt list. Now, the Packers will likely take a bit of a committee approach in the weeks ahead and could lean more on Kaleb Johnson, who was solid against the Patriots (14-68-1), with Jacobs and MarShawn Lloyd (knee) both sidelined. That said, all Packers running backs will be hard to trust as anything more than desperation dart throws in Week 10 when they take on a stout Vikings defense.