Green Bay Packers activate offensive lineman from injured reserve

The Green Bay Packers just received a giant boost to the offensive line. On Saturday, the Packers activated rookie offensive lineman Josh Myers off of injured reserve, and he is expected to play in the regular season finale on Sunday.

Myers, a second round selection in the NFL Draft ahead of the season, served as the Packers’ starting center before going down with a knee injury in Week 6. He played in five games before the injury, starting all five.

The former Ohio State star was a second team All-American selection last season, also being named a first team All-Big Ten player. Myers was one of the top offensive lineman in the 2017 recruiting cycle as a four-star prospect, according to the On3 Consensus, a complete and equally weighted industry-generated average that utilizes all four major recruiting media companies.

In addition to activating Myers from injured reserve, the Packers made two additional roster moves on Saturday. Green Bay also elevated defensive lineman Abdullah Anderson and linebacker La’Darius Hamilton to the active roster for Sunday’s game.

The Packers enter the final week of the regular season with a 13-3 record and hold the NFC’s top seed. A matchup against the Detroit Lions awaits in Week 18.

Myers might not be the only offensive lineman returning for the Packers

In addition to Myers, star left tackle David Bakhtiari could also return on Sunday for the Packers. Bakhtiari has spent the year rehabbing a torn ACL, but he is nearing a return and is listed as questionable for Sunday’s game.

“I thought he looked really good,” Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said earlier in the week about how Bakhtiari looked in practice. “But we’ll see how he comes in tomorrow and see how he’s feeling before we totally commit to that; whether or not he’s playing.

“Would we love to see him out there? Absolutely. But I want to make sure … that he’s in the right mindset, first and foremost, but also that he can protect himself and he’s fully functional. He’s coming off a big injury so we just want to make sure everything’s 100% or as close as it can be to 100% before we put him out there.”

With Bakhtiari, Myers, and Elgton Jenkins missing significant time on the offensive line, the Packers are nearing full health once again.