GREEN BAY — Jordy Nelson's season is over.
The knee injury the Packers Pro Bowl wide receiver suffered during Sunday's preseason game at Pittsburgh is serious enough that the team announced the news Monday afternoon.
"It was determined that Jordy Nelson sustained a significant right knee injury in yesterday's game at Pittsburgh," a Packers spokesman said in a statement. "He will miss the remainder of the season."
Nelson, who caught 98 passes for a team-record 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns last season, was injured on the sixth play of the game when he caught a short Aaron Rodgers pass to the right and pivoted to make a move on cornerback Antwon Blake. Nelson crumpled to the turf without ever being hit by Blake.
He quickly jogged/limped off the field and was still on the sideline to congratulate running back Eddie Lacy on his touchdown run four plays later. Nelson then walked to the locker room under his own power.
Nelson's injury leaves the Packers' receiver depth chart with Randall Cobb and Davante Adams as the starters, with youngsters Ty Montgomery, Jeff Janis, Myles White and Jared Abbrederis behind them.
The Packers' statement means the team will place Nelson on season-ending injured reserve rather than carrying him on the roster into Week 1 of the regular season and using its designated-to-return tag in hopes of getting him back later in the year.
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