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• Packers' Tucker Kraft: Gets majority of TE snaps Week 1

  5D ago • By RotoWire

  Kraft caught two of three targets for 37 yards in Green Bay's Week 1 loss to the Eagles. Per Mike Clay of ESPN.com, Kraft ran 25 routes in the contest, and fellow tight end Luke Musgrave -- who didn't catch either of his two targets -- ran only eight, while Bill Barnwell of ESPN.com reports that Kraft out-snapped Musgrave on offense, 55-15. That is made even more significant by the fact that Kraft had been listed as questionable for the contest due to a back issue. It's probably too early to assume that the discrepancy in snaps will be this wide moving forward, but at least after Week 1, it appears that Kraft has a leg up on the No. 1 tight end role for the Packers.

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• Packers' Tucker Kraft: Active in Week 1

  5D ago • By RotoWire

  Kraft (back) is listed as active Friday versus the Eagles in Brazil, Mike Spofford of the Packers' official site reports. Kraft made a midweek appearance on the Packers' estimated injury report Wednesday as limited due to a back issue, and he remained that way at Thursday's practice before the team listed him as questionable for Week 1 action. Green Bay signaled that Kraft was going to be available by not elevating a tight end from its practice squad prior to Friday's game, and he indeed will suit up. Kraft likely will play second fiddle to fellow second-year TE Luke Musgrave to kick off the campaign.

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• Packers' Tucker Kraft: Looking good for Friday night

  5D ago • By RotoWire

  The Packers didn't elevate a tight end from their practice squad before Friday's game against the Eagles, which suggests Kraft (back) is on track to play, Paul Bretl of ESPN La Crosse reports. Kraft is listed as questionable with a back injury, rather than the pectoral tear that kept him out of the offseason program and the early part of training camp. He was added to the injury report Wednesday after not being listed Tuesday, and it seems this is just a minor injury that's unlikely to prevent him from playing. The workload split at tight end between Kraft and fellow second-year pro Luke Musgrave merits close monitoring, although it's possible Week 1 isn't the best indicator of season-long expectations due to Kraft's missed practice time this summer (and now the minor back injury).

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• Packers' Tucker Kraft: Status in question for Friday

  6D ago • By RotoWire

  Kraft (back) is listed as questionable for Friday's contest versus the Eagles in Brazil, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports. The Packers included Kraft on their estimated injury report Wednesday due to a back issue, which wasn't evident at Tuesday's practice. He proceeded to go through a limited session to cap Week 1 prep, and his game status now won't be confirmed, one way or another, until 90 minutes before an 8:15 p.m. ET kickoff. Any reps that Kraft cedes in Friday's game would filter down to fellow second-year TEs Luke Musgrave and Ben Sims.

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• Packers' Tucker Kraft: Battling back injury

  8D ago • By RotoWire

  The Packers estimated Kraft as a limited participant on Wednesday's practice report due to a back injury. Kraft wasn't listed on Packers' initial Week 1 injury report released Tuesday, which seemed to be an indication that he has made a full recovery from the torn pectoral muscle he suffered during the offseason. However, he's now nursing a back issue, which at least temporarily clouds his availability for Friday's season opener versus the Eagles in Brazil. If Kraft can upgrade to full participation at Thursday's practice, it would likely put to rest any concerns about his status heading into Friday.

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