Jul, 2017 nelson was the nfls comeback player of the year after catching 97 passes for 1,257 yards and a leaguehigh 14 touchdowns during 2016, just one year after missing the entire 2015 season with an acl injury. Packers wr jordy nelson leaves with knee injury sports. Jordy nelson s injury is a perfect example of why nfl teams must walk a thin. There were a few sports books that had the overunder at 10. After suffering a torn acl in 2015, he stormed back to win nfl comeback. Im not thinking about it, nelson said of his hamstring, which he has tweaked twice this season. The injury nelson suffered has not been common among packers receivers over the past decade or so. Jordy nelson was forced to exit sunday nights game between the packers and falcons with a leg injury during the first quarter. Jordy ray nelson born may 31, 1985 is a former american football wide receiver. His 27 fantasy points set a new season high, besting his 22 in week 3, and tied the thirdbest singlegame output in his career he had 34 in 2011 week 17 and 30 in 2012. The official source for nfl news, video highlights, fantasy football, gameday coverage, schedules, stats, scores and more. The team said monday only that the star receiver suffered a significant right knee injury. Jan, 2017 jordy nelson injury as reported by espn, packers coach mike mccarthy said late friday morning that jordy nelson will not be playing in sundays game against the dallas cowboys. Nelson was voted as the 2016 associated press comeback player of the year, giving one of the strongest receiving performances in the league after missing the 2015 season due to injury.
If you had jordy nelson in the green bay packers hamstring injury pool then today, you are the big winner. Rodgers gets 7th pro bowl nod in packers playoffless year. Packers wr jordy nelson suffered multiple broken ribs, will make. Coach mike mccarthy was hoping for better results from more tests on nelsons knee in green bay on the teams off day on monday. Jordy nelson was a pro bowler after the 2014 season. Jordy nelson missed week 17 with a shoulder sprain, and antonio brown missed two games with a calf strain. The carnage continued in week 2, as jordy nelson, rob gronkowski, rob kelley, randall cobb, and jordan reed were just a few of the bigname players to miss time due to injury. In the current sevengame winning streak, nelson has caught 45 of 59. Packers nelson voted comeback player of the year door. Green bay packers wide receiver jordy nelson suffered a quad injury on the teams. Jordy nelson long and productive stay in green bay has ended, too meanwhile, drew brees is staying put in the big easy, case keenum is headed to. Packers wr jordy nelson was named the associated press comeback.
The packers wide receiver was carted to the locker room with a rib injury in the second quarter after. Packers lose wr jordy nelson for the season to injury. Randall cobb does a pretty good jordy nelson impersonation. He received an mri on monday, which showed a sprain of the ligaments. Mccarthy says jordy nelson had rib injury will rehab until saturday. Dec 19, 2018 going into this weekends game against the new york jets, rodgers 61. Green bay packers wide receivers jordy nelson and randall cobb could stand to get a good bit of game action before the regular season opens in san francisco. Contact athletespeakers today at 8009166008 to book jordy nelson for a keynote. Sep 02, 2015 sports illustrated senior writer don banks says the green bay packers have enough depth at wide receiver to overcome jordy nelson s seasonending. He and rodgers also went into the packers record book. However, the biggest injury for fantasy football was to odell beckham who only played in four games in 2017. With four touchdown catches in a seasons first three games for the first.
The packers lost the best receiver in the nfl not named antonio brown in jordy nelson. That had proved difficult over the previous six games, as from weeks 6 through 12, nelson totaled five catches for 36yards he missed one game, nov. Aug 24, 2015 nelson s injury robs the fantasy community of one of its best receivers, and its not like the topranked receiver outside the elite tier suddenly moves up into that group now that nelson is. Two steps later, green bays pro bowl wide receiver was on the turf, his left knee injured and his season very. Early in the first quarter, the pro bowl receiver jordy nelson sustained a knee injury, and the prognosis did not seem good. The packers game sunday night against the steelers will mark jordy nelsons first game back at heinz field since his acl injury.
Jordy nelson injury may not ruin packers season the new york. Jordy nelson speaking fee and booking agent contact. Oddsmakers shrug off loss of jordy nelson total packers. Jordy nelson returned after missing all of last season with an acl injury, but. Jordy nelson of green bay packers suffers knee injury the. Aug 23, 2015 pittsburgh jordy nelson caught the ball, spun and prepared to dart downfield. He played college football at kansas state, where he received allamerica honors, and was drafted by the green bay packers of the national football league nfl in the second round of the 2008 nfl draft. Hundley had two passes on the opening drive hitting jordy nelson for 17 yards on an extended play and adams for 33 on a deep ball in which he looked like the quarterback we saw in the fourth quarter last week, but after the interception he. Nelson beat out pitcher matt bush, tennis player roger federer and wnba star candance parker for the espys award. Sports illustrated senior writer don banks says the green bay packers have enough depth at wide receiver to overcome jordy nelson s seasonending. Sure, nelson rebounded impressively with 97 catches for 1,257 yards and an nflleading 14 tds in 2016, but he regressed to 534826 last season, albeit, with rodgers missing nine games due to injury.
Aug 25, 2015 early in the first quarter, the pro bowl receiver jordy nelson sustained a knee injury, and the prognosis did not seem good. Hawk may be forced to play more often on passing downs, which is clearly one of his weaknesses. Jordy was not used very much on the game winning drive and i remember a. Jordy nelson leaves with knee injury as packers fall to. Jordy nelson signed a oneday contract with the packers on tuesday and announced his. Will raiders win jordy nelsonformichael crabtree trade in.
Nelson is recovering from a compensation injury in his other knee. Great attitude, said bennett, who was nelson s receivers coach from 20112014. Jan 21, 2016 packers jordy nelson filled in as thirdgrade teacher while recovering from injury. Winners and losers from packers third straight home loss.
Aug 26, 2015 when jordy nelson suffered what would be a seasonending knee injury against the steelers on sunday, he had no idea it was so serious. He was seen after the game in a walking boot, which isnt a surprise. Digital content editor aaron rodgers saw his top receiver sidelined for almost all of sundays loss to the falcons. Jul 27, 2016 of course the big news of the day surrounds jordy nelson s knee, but this time not the one that required acl surgery. Brett hundley his interception in the end zone on the first drive killed any momentum carried over from the win last week in chicago. Mri scans deemed that nelson had torn the acl in his right knee. Aug 23, 2015 pittsburgh ap green bay packers wide receiver jordy nelson left sundays exhibition game against pittsburgh in the first quarter with a potentially serious. Binge mode black girl songbook book of basketball 2. That team was far from memorable, winning five games. Ap aaron rodgers threw for 347 yards and four touchdowns, jordy nelson shredded minnesotas secondary for 154 yards and two scores, and the resurgent green bay packers beat. Veteran receiver jordy nelson retires at 34 the boston globe. An injury history of round 1 wrs in fantasy football drafts. Aug 24, 2015 the green bay packers worst fears about the severity of receiver jordy nelson s knee injury have come true.
Its fun to be in the record books with such a great guy and great teammate. Jordy nelson has been talked about ad nauseam since the packers said thanks. Ranking all 374 touchdowns by packers quarterback aaron rodgers. Sep 17, 2017 digital content editor aaron rodgers saw his top receiver sidelined for almost all of sundays loss to the falcons. Raiders jordy nelson, still producing, plans to return. Jordy nelson is the nfls most underrated player last word. Jordy nelsons seasonending injury refuels debate over nfls. Packers announce jordy nelson will miss the season evan as a lifelong bears fan hate to see an injury like this to a player of his caliber. And what a giant letdown for everyone who picked clay matthews. A year ago, nelson was battling a hamstring injury midseason, an ankle.
Jordy nelson retires after memorable run with packers. Jan 08, 2017 jordy nelson s rib injury leaves packers in flux. Jordy nelson is retiring as a member of the green bay packers. Jordy nelson will miss rest of season with torn acl. But geronimos going to have to step up and play extended time if.
Nine months later, jordy nelson says hes still done with football. Receiver jordy nelson is gradually rounding back into pre injury form for the green bay packers. Jordy nelson injury may not ruin packers season the new. Yet, he is arguably the most popular kstate football alum on the planet. Oct 15, 2012 what the injury to smith also means is that his fellow inside linebacker a. Jordy nelson still has no interest in returning to football. Kansas state honor helps jordy nelson stay upbeat after injury the. Sep 04, 2019 29 yards to jordy nelson, super bowl xlv vs. How long has player x been at the top of his game, and has there been a drop off in his production when player y was traded or out with an injury. Best photos of jordy nelson with the packers nelson ranks no.
You put jordy nelson in that room and it helps the overall development of those young receivers and i think they learn a lot from him. Packers wr jordy nelson wins espys award for best comeback. As jordy nelson regains his stride, so do the packers the. Jordy nelson why seahawks could address wide receiver in 1st round of nfl draft the seahawks are wellknown for their run game, leading the league in rushing last season. Speculation immediately centered on a torn anterior cruciate ligament. Books movies music television visual arts theaterdance. Adrian peterson, jordy nelson cut, brees stays with saints. Last year, rookie jared abbrederis tore his during a training camp practice and the year before. I think the hurt part was, to be honest, was the unwillingness to try to make it work. Jordan played in green bay from 200817, winning a super bowl in 2011, then spent a. Winners and losers from the steelers 2419 win against green bay. Fellow wr jordy nelson, who has missed the last three games with a hamstring injury, was a full participant in thursdays fullpads practice and appears on track to return to the field. Jordy nelson done for year with knee injury newsday. Pittsburgh packers fans dont need to be reminded, but the team has been to only one super bowl with rodgers at quarterback.
Nelson continues to rehab the injury and will be reevaluated on monday assuming green bay moves on to the nfc championship game as he feels better every day. Green were all healthy in 2017, but the other names on this list missed time. Jun 19, 2017 jordy nelson is the nfls most underrated player in heated debates about which player is better, sports fans and pundits will bring up consistency and length. The packers odds to win super bowl 50 saw a significant adjustment at the westgate las vegas superbook after wide receiver jordy nelson. Green bay receiver jordy nelson, who caught 98 passes for 1,519 yards last season, suffered a knee injury in a 2419 exhibition loss at pittsburgh. After he missed the entire 2015 season due to a knee injury, nelson became the first packer to be named the nfl comeback player of the year by ap after registering 1,257 yards on 97 receptions.
Aug 24, 2015 jordy nelson s seasonending injury refuels debate over nfls preseason length packers wide receiver jordy nelson went down with a devastating knee injury sunday afternoon. If jordy nelsons knee injury had happened in a regular. Packers can reach super bowl despite jordy nelsons injury. Green bay packers wide receiver jordy nelson was recognized at the 6th annual nfl honors award ceremony last saturday. Packers jordy nelson filled in as thirdgrade teacher while. Were not coming back, nelson recently told jason wilde of the wisconsin state journal.
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