The Packers’ hopes to get a longer look at backup quarterback Brett Hundley were derailed last night when he re-injured his ankle.
But they’re hoping it’s not as bad as the problem that kept him off the field for the first two preseason games.
Hundley left early in the second quarter of last night’s game against the Raiders, and team doctors were examining the same left ankle which kept him out of the first two preseason games. Since starter Aaron Rodgers hasn’t played yet in the preseason, that’s left the Packers in the hands of a pair of undrafted rookies: Joe Callahan and Marquise Williams.
But after the game, coach Mike McCarthy said Hundley was “doing good.”
“He reinjured the ankle, same injury as the first time, but they don’t think it’s as bad as the original,” McCarthy said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. “Don’t have a timeline, and we’ll see how he is in the morning.”
Hundley led the NFL in preseason passing yards last year (690), but has barely played this year, going 5-of-7 for 67 yards in his only work last night.
The Packers have invested faith in his ability to be their No. 2, letting Scott Tolzien walk in free agency. Of course, as long as Rodgers stays healthy in the regular season, it won’t be an issue. But in case they don’t, they’ll have a former fifth-round pick with precious few preseason snaps there behind him.
