GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers placed veteran receiver Devin Funchess on injured reserve on Wednesday, ending his comeback season.
Funchess, previously slowed by an ankle injury, had been out for the past week with an injured hamstring.
When healthy, he was productive. After a slow start to training camp, Funchess had a big Family Night and an impressive preseason debut against Houston with his six receptions for 70 yards. However, he injured his left hamstring last Wednesday during the joint practices with the New York Jets. He didn’t play in the game against New York on Saturday and didn’t practice on Monday and Tuesday.
“He’s always been a guy that can make plays, whether it was in college (at Michigan) or in his time in Carolina,” general manager Brian Gutekunst said after the Houston game. “I think he’s just one of those guys, he’s able to do a lot of different things. He’s kind of a post-up player. So, he can go up and take it away from you, he’s got speed to kind of pressure you on the perimeter, he’s also, for a guy his size, he’s pretty good in and out of his breaks. To see him for the first time in a couple years be able to go across the middle, catch some balls, take some hits, break some tackles, do those things, I think it was good for him and I was excited for him.”
After catching 164 passes in four seasons as Carolina's second-round pick in 2015, Funchess signed with Indianapolis in free agency in 2019 but suffered a broken collarbone in the opener and missed the rest of the season. He signed a one-year deal with Green Bay in free agency in 2020 but opted out due to COVID-19.
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