Packers put RB Eddie Lacy on IR hours before Bears game

Green Bay Packers running back Eddie Lacy needs ankle surgery and will be placed on injured reserve, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter on Thursday. The website’s report went on to say that the Packers will decide whether the move would mean Lacy will not play again in 2016 after the procedure. The fourth-year back’s best season was 2014, when he ran for 463 yards and six touchdowns on 134 carries. The teams last played on a rain-swept Thanksgiving night a year ago, when Chicago won 17-13 to spoil a game that marked the return of former Packers quarterback Brett Favre to Lambeau Field. Under current National Football League rules, teams may designate a player to return to the active roster after eight weeks on the list.

With that said, it looks like the Packers first trade since 2010 will be getting some of the workload on Thursday night against their divisional rival: Chicago Bears. Rather than promote Jackson last week, the Packers had only Lacy as a true running back on the roster.

Lacy’s primary backup, James Starks, is also out with an injury.

It’s the type of season Lacy wanted before becoming a free agent next spring.

The Packers the last couple weeks have started using more personnel packages after relying primarily on a three-wide receiver set.

The Green Bay Packers and the Chicago Bears.

Though Davis played sparingly for the Chiefs with just one rushing attempt for minus-two yards in four games this season, McCarthy is hopeful the former third-round draft pick from Arkansas can pick up the playbook in a hurry and be activated Thursday. Anderson, a foot specialist, is the same doctor Packers receiver Ty Montgomery consulted last season.

Eddie Lacy is doing a good job running the ball. Davis had one carry for minus-2 yards for the Kansas City Chiefs this season, and Jackson, an undrafted rookie from Nebraska, has yet to appear in an National Football League game.

This time around, the Bears are hoping that the bad form that quarterback Aaron Rodgers has displayed recently will continue to be the order of the day.

Kicker Connor Barth drilled the 39-yard field goal to tie the game at 3-3.

While Hoyer should be able to exploit the Packers’ secondary, the Bears have been at their best this season when Howard gets going.

“Today’s NFL, man”, McCarthy said, via NFL Network.