SlickVision
11 years ago

GREEN BAY — Jordy Nelson wasn't making any guarantees about being ready for the Sept. 8 regular-season opener at San Francisco, but the Green Bay Packers veteran wide receiver's mood — wise-cracking, joking, smiling — certainly came across as not being overly worried.

Asked if he has any doubt about whether his knee, which underwent a nerve-release procedure on Aug. 6, would be ready for the 49ers, Nelson replied, "We have to go to practice every day. Things could happen in practice. You never know."

While Nelson acknowledged that the issue goes back to his college days at Kansas State, he said it's come and gone over time and hasn't been bothering him for his first five NFL seasons. But it started irritating him in training camp and he and team physician Dr. Pat McKenzie decided to go ahead with the procedure, which carries a four- to six-week recovery time. From the procedure to the opener, the window is a bit less than five weeks.

"Obviously, it's not what we wanted, but we had enough time to get it done," Nelson said. Asked why he didn't do the procedure sooner, he replied; "It's happened in college and it went away. I have not been playing for it with the last six years. You guys know you can't believe everything you hear on TV. But, no, you want to avoid surgery as much as possible and that's what we tried to do. Thought we had it taken care of and then we (didn't)."

Nelson said teammate James Jones had a similar procedure during an offseason, but that McKenzie took a different approach to that procedure because Jones had more time to recover. Still, Nelson doesn't seem worried, even though he dismissed the suggestion that he might need a preseason game to be ready. Nelson also intimated that he hasn't actually run on the knee yet but has used a special treadmill the Packers have that allows players who are rehabbing to run without putting weight on the injury.

"It's felt good. We're slowly progressing still. We've been able to do different things with different stuff the trainers have in there for us to speed up the process, so it felt good. We're right on where we thought we would be," Nelson said.

"It was something I would have been able to play through if it happened in-season or something, but like I said there was enough time that we kind of took the chance that if everything went smooth we could get in and out during training camp and hopefully have a healthy 16-game season."

Jason Wilde  wrote:

Dulak
11 years ago
hope he is ready - think we will need him vs san fran ... he is a great threat.
DoddPower
11 years ago
Hopefully he doesn't rush back. The Packers will survive without him for a few games, if necessary. It's most important that he's healthy late in the year and in the playoffs.
play2win
11 years ago
I am encouraged to hear this is not so severe. He has some rehab ahead of him, but hopefully it gives him full relief, and he can return to play well.

Whatever timetable they put on his return is fine. I just can't wait to see him back.
yooperfan
11 years ago
I don't like hearing that Jordy may miss the season opener but I certainly don't want him to rush back and have to pay for it later in the season.
Hopefully when he does come back he is at 100% and stays injury free through the Super Bowl.
PackerTraxx
11 years ago
I know this has been discussed before...but why wasn't this taken care of in the off season...he's had this problem for some time. [wtf]
Why is Jerry Kramer not in the Hall of Fame?
Fan Shout
Zero2Cool (now) : Spotting ball isn't changing, only measuring distance is, Which wasn't the issue.
Zero2Cool (now) : The spotting of the ball IS the issue. Not the chain gang.
Mucky Tundra (10h) : Will there be a tracker on the ball or something?
Zero2Cool (13h) : uh oh
Martha Careful (14h) : Too bad camera's can't spot the ball as well.
Mucky Tundra (15h) : So will the chain gang be gone completely or will they still be around as a backup or whatever?
Zero2Cool (16h) : The method for measuring first downs in the NFL will switch from chain gangs to camera-based technology in 2025, the league announced.
Martha Careful (19h) : A big step in the right direction. Just put in the college system is very very good.
Zero2Cool (21h) : NFL has passed a rule that allows both teams to possess the ball in OT during the regular season
Zero2Cool (21h) : Touchbacks on kickoffs will now bring the ball to the 35-yard line.
beast (31-Mar) : It might of gotten more popular recently, but braiding hair (even men) in certain cultures goes back for centuries.
Martha Careful (30-Mar) : Is men braiding their hair a new style thing? Watching the NCAA men's tournament many players have done
Zero2Cool (29-Mar) : Ha. Well, it'd be nice for folks to reset their own password. Via validated email 😏
beast (29-Mar) : Monopoly was supposed to be an educational game, that show how evil capitalism was and how we should avoid it
beast (29-Mar) : Lol, I was thinking username would be better, as then I wouldn't have to keep an email up to date lol 😂
beast (29-Mar) : Zero2Cool (25-Mar) : I was thinking email because I think it'll make folks keep it up todate lol
wpr (29-Mar) : sure is
Zero2Cool (29-Mar) : Monopoly is a rip off of The Landlord's Game
wpr (27-Mar) : 28 days until the draft
earthquake (27-Mar) : Which seemed strange to my 9 year old self, that you could be a fan for a team other than the one you play for
earthquake (27-Mar) : Nothing eventful happened, other than it being clear that he was a bengals fan
earthquake (27-Mar) : And we went and hung out with him one afternoon, I must have been 9 or so
earthquake (27-Mar) : That’s wild, when I was a kid my friend lived in the same apartment complex in De Pere
Mucky Tundra (27-Mar) : Only career highspot was a 200 yard rushing game while playing for the Cardinals
Mucky Tundra (27-Mar) : He is a former Packer. Drafted out of Northern Illinois. Didn't do much in GB.
dfosterf (26-Mar) : Despicable
Zero2Cool (26-Mar) : Former NFL. I think Packers too
Zero2Cool (26-Mar) : NFL RB Leshon Johnson has been charged in a massive dog fighting operation, with the FBI seizing over 190 Pit Bulls
Mucky Tundra (26-Mar) : Some real irony of a QB as short as Wilson playing for the Giants
Mucky Tundra (26-Mar) : Giants country, let's be the tall beings of lore!
Mucky Tundra (26-Mar) : Russell Wilson signs with the Giants.
Zero2Cool (25-Mar) : I was thinking email because I think it'll make folks keep it up todate lol
wpr (25-Mar) : I don't think there is a significant difference. I use a user name for many. Others email.
Martha Careful (25-Mar) : email
Zero2Cool (25-Mar) : would it be better to use EMAIL or USERNAME to log into a site?
wpr (25-Mar) : Thanks Zero
Zero2Cool (24-Mar) : New forum has the ability to Thank a post now.
beast (24-Mar) : And the only time they have won the Championship in an even year, was the first time they did, in 2006.
beast (24-Mar) : Since 2007, there have been 10 odd numbered years, Wisconsin Women have won the Championship in 7 of those 10 odd numbered years.
buckeyepackfan (24-Mar) : Congratulations Lady Badger Hockey Team. NATIONAL CHAMPIONS!!
Zero2Cool (23-Mar) : I don't think it's completed yet. it was just announced last month, right?
dhazer (23-Mar) : did netflix ever release the Packers documentary
Zero2Cool (21-Mar) : And it is glorious!
beast (21-Mar) : Unsigned FA QB Rodgers is supposedly in the Steelers building
Martha Careful (19-Mar) : But I don't own a car! So can I still use it in my apartment?
Zero2Cool (19-Mar) : btw, new site auto updates
Zero2Cool (19-Mar) : Woohoo!
TheKanataThrilla (19-Mar) : Oops I guess I should have updated the site before posting
TheKanataThrilla (19-Mar) : Jeremy Fowler @JFowlerESPN · Follow Source: Free agent WR/return specialist Mecole Hardman is signing with the #Packers on a one-year deal.
Zero2Cool (18-Mar) : Former Packers wide receiver Bob Long, who stayed in Wisconsin after playing days, dies at age 83
Please sign in to use Fan Shout
2024 Packers Schedule
Friday, Sep 6 @ 7:15 PM
Eagles
Sunday, Sep 15 @ 12:00 PM
COLTS
Sunday, Sep 22 @ 12:00 PM
Titans
Sunday, Sep 29 @ 12:00 PM
VIKINGS
Sunday, Oct 6 @ 3:25 PM
Rams
Sunday, Oct 13 @ 12:00 PM
CARDINALS
Sunday, Oct 20 @ 12:00 PM
TEXANS
Sunday, Oct 27 @ 12:00 PM
Jaguars
Sunday, Nov 3 @ 3:25 PM
LIONS
Sunday, Nov 17 @ 12:00 PM
Bears
Sunday, Nov 24 @ 3:25 PM
49ERS
Thursday, Nov 28 @ 7:20 PM
DOLPHINS
Thursday, Dec 5 @ 7:15 PM
Lions
Sunday, Dec 15 @ 7:20 PM
Seahawks
Monday, Dec 23 @ 7:15 PM
SAINTS
Sunday, Dec 29 @ 3:25 PM
Vikings
Sunday, Jan 5 @ 12:00 PM
BEARS
Sunday, Jan 12 @ 3:30 PM
Eagles
Recent Topics
16h / Green Bay Packers Talk / Mucky Tundra

17h / Green Bay Packers Talk / wpr

31-Mar / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

30-Mar / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

29-Mar / Random Babble / wpr

28-Mar / Feedback, Suggestions and Issues / dfosterf

28-Mar / Random Babble / Martha Careful

26-Mar / Random Babble / Mucky Tundra

25-Mar / Random Babble / Martha Careful

24-Mar / Random Babble / packerfanoutwest

24-Mar / Random Babble / Zero2Cool

21-Mar / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

19-Mar / Green Bay Packers Talk / Zero2Cool

19-Mar / Green Bay Packers Talk / beast

18-Mar / Green Bay Packers Talk / beast

Headlines
Copyright © 2006 - 2025 PackersHome.com™. All Rights Reserved.