With Packers tight end Jermichael Finley sidelined indefinitely by a neck injury, tight end Andrew Quarless is expected to see a bigger role on offense.
"I didn't want it like this. That's real. But it is what it is. You have to step up like a professional," Quarless said, per the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "I'm going to be ready, I'm going to be ready. At the end of the day, I have to be. All I can do is pray for him. The preparation and approach doesn't change."
Quarless is setting the bar high and hoping to make as big of an impact as Finley had on offense for Green Bay.
"He was definitely a big threat lost," Quarless said. "But I can only match the way he was playing with that intensity. But maybe as the game progresses, I can get to that level where they start doubling me, they start thinking about me. Right now, they might not be thinking about No. 81 too much.
"It's not a bad thing. I'll be able to sneak up on them and catch a couple passes."