Packers Hit the Panic Button: Josh Jacobs Sidelined, Kaleb Johnson Acquired in Wild Roster Shakeup
Adam Schefter reported the flurry of moves, noting Jacobs to the exempt list and the trades for Johnson and McCord.
The just treated their Sunday transaction wire like a manager panic-mashing buttons after their star running back gets ruled out. According to Adam Schefter, Green Bay placed on the Commissioner's Exempt list, traded for running back , and shipped quarterback Kyle McCord to the all in one breath.
The Jacobs news is the massive domino here. He is heading to the exempt list following recent misdemeanor charges for battery and criminal damage to property in Wisconsin. That effectively removes him from the board indefinitely, leaving a massive 1,200-total-yard, 14-touchdown crater in the middle of the offense.
You can tell exactly how panicked a front office is by how fast they make a trade. immediately called up the Steelers to acquire . is a 224-pound bruiser out of Iowa who now walks into a backfield that desperately needs someone to carry the rock.
And because chaos loves company, the Packers also decided today was the perfect time to send Kyle McCord down to South Beach. The Dolphins get a backup quarterback, and clears out a little extra roster space while the building is already on fire.
If you are holding futures tickets, this is the exact sequence of events that makes you stare blankly at a wall. Losing a bell-cow back like Jacobs shifts the entire offensive identity, and oddsmakers are going to aggressively adjust 's rushing props and game totals until we see if can actually handle a full workload.
The just survived a 42-38 shootout against the , proving they can put up points, but doing it without their lead back is a completely different math problem. now has to integrate a new running back on the fly while waiting to see if Jacobs will ever see the field again this season.