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Green Bay's backfield is in serious trouble heading into the new season. Josh Jacobs has been placed on the commissioner's exempt list after being charged with two misdemeanors, stemming from an arrest back in May. He cannot practice, travel with the team, or set foot in a game while the situation plays out. That's a massive hole entering week one.
The Packers moved fast to address it, trading for former Pittsburgh Steelers running back Kaleb Johnson — a third-round pick out of Iowa in the two thousand twenty five draft. Johnson gives Green Bay an immediate option behind center as they navigate what could be a prolonged absence from their starting ball carrier. The front office clearly isn't waiting around on this one.
Shifting to the NL wild card race, the San Diego Padres took a tough blow on Sunday when utility man Luis Rengifo went down with a right knee sprain on a non-contact play. He was placed on the injured list, and in a tight three-team chase for that third wild card spot, losing one of your hottest hitters at this point in the season is about as bad as the timing gets.
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