The Packers could hardly have taken any more bad news on the wide receiver front after losing Jordy Nelson for the season and watching Randall Cobb clutch his shoulder after a play during their most recent preseason game.But it looks like Cobb will be able to make the team's regular season opener at Soldier Field after all, a source tells FOX Sports.
All "indicators" point to the newly promoted No. 1 receiving option taking the field against the Chicago Bears after suffering what team doctors called an A/C joint sprain in a game against Philadelphia last weekend at Lambeau Field.
"He's going to be fine," the source said. "He feels good about it."
The Packers are yet to define a timeline for his returning to team activities, and neither have they illustrated the severity of the injury, but this news seems to put him back into the fold sooner rather than later.
Cobb posted career-bests in receiving yards (1,287), receptions (91), and touchdowns (12) as Nelson's backup last season, and he'll be expected to repeat if not improve those numbers as Aaron Rodgers' first target in 2015.
Cobb and the Packers agreed to a four-year, $40 million deal in the offseason to keep him in Green Bay.
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