With a month to go until the regular season opener, the Green Bay Packers’ cornerback room has taken a hit.
Nate Hobbs had surgery on his knee according to Sports Illustrated’s Bill Huber, which has been described as a “minor procedure.”
Hobbs’ timetable for return is expected to be around three weeks, which would still give him a week to ramp up for Green Bay’s first game of the season, when they face the defending NFC North champion Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field.
The surgery is believed to be preventative, cleaning up an issue which Hobbs may have been able to play through if necessary.