Pack WR Cobb feared the worst after ankle 'pop'

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- It won't assistance the Packers this week, erstwhile they are abbreviated connected receivers, but seasoned Randall Cobb said Friday helium expects to instrumentality successful 2 to six weeks from the near ankle wounded helium initially feared was overmuch worse.

"I felt thing pop," Cobb said. "And I thought, 'This is the mode it ends.' It's bully to person the bully quality and to cognize that I'll beryllium capable to travel back."

An affectional Cobb was carted to the locker country with a towel implicit his caput aft helium suffered the wounded Sunday successful the nonaccomplishment to the New York Jets. He said helium has been diagnosed with a precocious ankle sprain.

If the Packers judge Cobb's wounded is connected the shorter extremity of that clip frame, past helium apt tin debar injured reserve. If they spot him connected IR, Cobb volition person to miss astatine slightest 4 weeks.

The Packers (3-3) volition beryllium without not lone Cobb connected Sunday astatine Washington (2-4) but besides chap receiver Christian Watson, who volition miss his 2nd consecutive crippled due to the fact that of a hamstring injury. That leaves Allen Lazard, Romeo Doubs, the seldom-used Amari Rodgers and the never-used Samori Toure arsenic the lone disposable receivers connected the roster. Toure, a rookie seventh-round pick, has been inactive for each crippled this season.

Veteran receiver Sammy Watkins, who connected Wednesday was designated for instrumentality from injured reserve, would person to beryllium added to the 53-man roster by Saturday to play against the Commanders. Watkins has missed the past 4 games due to the fact that of a hamstring injury. The Packers besides person 2 signifier squad receivers, Juwann Winfree and Travis Fulgham, who they could activate by Saturday.

While the Packers person had a antithetic starring receiver successful each of their six games, Cobb, 32, ranks 2nd connected the squad successful receiving yards (257) and 4th successful receptions (18). He led the Packers with 7 catches for 99 yards successful the Week 5 nonaccomplishment to the New York Giants and had 1 drawback for 8 yards earlier helium was injured against the Jets.

This wounded isn't caller to Cobb. He said helium had the aforesaid happening successful 2016, erstwhile helium missed lone 2 starts.

"I missed a mates weeks and past came backmost for the playoff crippled against the Giants, the Hail Mary game," Cobb said, referring to the 42-yard touchdown walk helium caught astatine the extremity of the archetypal half. "Last clip I came retired of this, 3 touchdowns against the Giants successful the playoff game, truthful we'll see. Luckily it's not arsenic superior arsenic what it could've been."