Packers CB Eric Stokes probably won't play again this season

Posted November 11, 2022 6:00 am

The Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) - Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur says cornerback Eric Stokes probably won't play again this season after getting injured Sunday in a 15-9 loss at Detroit.

'œIt's looking unlikely, but I don't have an exact update for that,'ť LaFleur said Friday.

Stokes, a 2021 first-round draft pick, hurt his ankle and knee in the loss at Detroit. Packers outside linebacker Rashan Gary, who has a team-high six sacks, suffered a season-ending knee injury in the same game.

'œIt is what it is,'ť Stokes said Wednesday. 'œThat's what I keep telling myself. Life happens. I know what I signed up for. So I know every chance I go out there, what I could be doing to myself.'ť

The Packers (3-6) released an injury report Friday that ruled out Stokes, linebacker De'Vondre Campbell (knee), wide receiver Romeo Doubs (ankle) and reserve cornerback Shemar Jean-Charles (ankle) for Sunday's home game with the Dallas Cowboys (6-2). This will be the second straight game that Campbell and Jean-Charles have missed.

Linebacker Krys Barnes (concussion) is doubtful, while offensive tackle David Bakhtiari (knee) and wide receiver Amari Rodgers (hamstring) are questionable for Sunday's game.

Stokes had started each of the Packers' nine games this season. He has started a total of 23 games since the Packers took him out of Georgia with the 29th overall selection in the 2021 draft.

The Packers have lost five straight games for the first time since 2008. They're trying to avoid dropping six straight games in the same season for the first time since 1988.

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Washington Commanders wide receiver Curtis Samuel (10) is tacked by Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes (21) during the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) The Associated Press

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