It's official: Packers lose Jordy Nelson for season

The Packers didn't just lose the game to the Steelers on Sunday afternoon. They also lost one of their most important players for the entire 2015 regular season. 

Wide receiver Jordy Nelson was injured in Green Bay's second preseason game against Pittsburgh and will sit the rest of the year with a reported ACL tear, according to Rotoworld. 

Ian Rapoport of NFL Media reported the original diagnosis by team doctors before what the team calls "a significant right knee injury" was confirmed by the results of an MRI taken afterwards.

Nelson left the game in Pittsburgh not long into the Packers' first offensive series after landing awkwardly on his right leg as he turned upfield with a pass from Aaron Rodgers. He limped off the field under his own power and hovered around the sideline before trainers walked with him to the team's locker room to have a closer look. 

They saw what they thought they saw.

While the injury cuts a fair amount out of the Packers' offensive potential this season, the team isn't too much worse for depth at the receiving position. Randall Cobb, the fifth-year man who in 2014 brought down 12 touchdowns on 1,287 yards, remains. So does Davante Adams, Jeff Janis, Myles White, and rookie Ty Montgomery. Running back Eddie Lacy may find himself catching more passes out of the backfield, as well. Lacy caught 42 passes for 427 yards and four scores last season.

"It's difficult to lose a guy like that in a meaningless game," quarterback Aaron Rodgers said after the game.

"We've got a lot of guys right now fighting for spots, and we're still trying to figure out who's going to be the impact players for us on our team," he added. "That could change after this week or that could not. We'll see what happens."

Green Bay also retains tight ends Richard Rodgers and Andrew Quarless, whose receiving totals may rise this year with Nelson's absence. Two of Rodgers' 20 receptions were touchdowns on 225 yards and Quarless added three scores over 323 yards. 

Nelson led the Packers with 13 touchdowns on 98 receptions for 1,519 yards last season.