Former Georgia Bulldog returns to Packers after stint on PUP
Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes, a former Georgia Bulldog, has returned to practice. Stokes missed Green Bay’s first four games of the season due to a foot injury. Stokes suffered a Lisfranc fracture in November. Lisfranc injuries are notoriously tough to recover from.
Stokes had surgery on his foot, but spent the first four weeks of the 2023 NFL season on the PUP (Physically Unable to Perform) list.
Packers Wire notes that this is Stokes’ first time practicing since November.
Green Bay Packers cornerback Eric Stokes returned to practice Tuesday for the first time since suffering foot and knee injuries during last November’s loss to the Detroit Lions at Ford Field.
Eric Stokes looked explosive upon returning to practice. The Packers now have 21 days or three weeks to activate Stokes to the 53-man roster or place him on injured reserve.
So stoked rn 😄 @_jamane_ | #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/EAg9CktHuQ
— Green Bay Packers (@packers) October 3, 2023
Eric Stokes was excited to return to practice. He’s no guarantee to return to game action soon as he may need to shake off the rust for a few weeks.
Stokes, a first round pick in the 2021 NFL draft, would likely start for Green Bay at outside cornerback if he’s 100% healthy.
Today I felt like it was the 1st day of school 😂
— Eric Stokes Jr (@_jamane_) October 3, 2023
Jaire Alexander and Rasul Douglas are already a dynamic duo at cornerback, so at the very least, Eric Stokes would help boost Green Bay’s cornerback depth. The Packers are 2-2 to start the 2023 NFL season and face the Las Vegas Raiders on Oct. 9.
