Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed will miss the remainder of the 2026 season aft suffering a cervix wounded that requires surgery.
Coach Matt LaFleur confirmed Wednesday that Reed volition beryllium placed connected injured reserve, and said the wounded is not expected to extremity the 26-year-old receiver’s career. Reed was injured Sept. 20 during Green Bay’s overtime triumph implicit the New York Jets. He was deed successful the helmet portion attempting to marque a drawback and was taken from the tract connected a spine committee earlier being transported to a New Jersey infirmary for evaluation. Reed subsequently missed the Packers’ nonaccomplishment to the Atlanta Falcons.
The injury ends Reed’s 4th NFL season aft helium recorded 4 catches for 24 yards successful 2 starts. The 2023 second-round prime from Michigan State has 142 receptions for 1,881 yards and 15 touchdowns successful 42 vocation games, including 28 starts. He signed a three-year, $50.25 cardinal declaration hold with Green Bay successful April that included $20 cardinal guaranteed.
Reed had emerged arsenic an important portion of the Packers’ receiving radical during his archetypal 2 seasons, posting 64 catches for 793 yards and 8 touchdowns arsenic a rookie earlier signaling 55 receptions for 857 yards and six touchdowns successful 2024. He was constricted to 7 games successful 2025 due to the fact that of injuries earlier returning for the playoffs.
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