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By Robert Marvi
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The optimism surrounding the Green Bay Packers following their massive acquisition of superstar edge rusher Micah Parsons and 2-0 start has been dampened a bit by an injury to one of their key players.
Jayden Reed, one of their promising young wide receivers, suffered a serious clavicle injury when the Packers defeated the Washington Commanders 27-18 on Thursday. He underwent successful surgery to repair the injury, but there was a surprise when he tweeted about it.
In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Reed said he also had his foot operated on.
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"Successful foot & clavicle surgery thank you God," he wrote in the post.
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Reed had reportedly suffered a Jones fracture during the preseason and was seen in a walking boot during Green Bay's first preseason game. He also had a toe injury earlier in training camp this summer.
He's expected to miss about six to eight weeks, which means he could return to game action in November.
For the Packers to become legitimate Super Bowl contenders, they will need one of their young wideouts to become a Pro Bowl-level player. They're already without Christian Watson, who tore his ACL in Week 18 of last season, and while there is no firm timetable for his return, he will first be eligible to return to practice in Week 6.
Last season, Watson had 29 catches for 620 yards and two touchdowns. Reed led the Packers in receptions (55) and receiving yards (857) while scoring seven total touchdowns.
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Through two games, their chief weapon in their passing game has been tight end Tucker Kraft, who is in his third season out of South Dakota State University. Kraft, who tallied 707 yards and seven touchdowns last year, has eight receptions, 140 receiving yards and two touchdowns so far this year.
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As expected, the Packers' defense has been fairly savage to start the season. Parsons has been as good as advertised, and the team's secondary, led by Pro Bowl safety Xavier McKinney, has also been excellent.
Green Bay is fourth in points allowed, third in total yards allowed and first in rushing touchdowns given up through Week 2.
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