Green Bay Packers starting left guard Elgton Jenkins left action on Sunday versus the Atlanta Falcons with a knee injury, which has now been identified as an MCL sprain. Following the game, head coach Matt LaFleur stated that it’s always a “concern” when a player isn’t able to finish a game, opening up speculation that Jenkins’ injury may be serious.
Shortly after LaFleur’s comments, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported that Jenkins was going to have an MRI on Monday to “determine the severity” of the knee injury. In the locker room on Monday, Jenkins was seen wearing a “sizable brace” on his knee — according to ESPN’s Rob Demovsky — but believes that he will return to the field during the 2023 season.