Leavitt Makes Surprising Return Following Shoulder Injury

GREEN BAY, Wis. – After new Green Bay Packers safety Dallin Leavitt injured a shoulder in the preseason opener at San Francisco, coach Matt LaFleur struck an ominous tone.

“He’ll be out a while,” LaFleur said.

Typically, that’s LaFleur-speak for a significant injury. Presumably, Leavitt would make the opening 53-man roster before going on injured reserve to continue his recovery. And then, at some point deep into the season, he’d potentially return to action.

“Yeah, I’m going to be honest, I think that most people probably felt that way in the building, as well, that, ‘He’s going to be out for a while,” Leavitt said upon returning to practice on Sunday. “I just can’t live like that, you know…