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On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Rams held a walkthrough practice to begin preparing for Saturday’s game against the Green Bay Packers at Lambeau Field. Had they practiced, however, all-everything defensive lineman Aaron Donald would not have participated, according to their injury report.
Even on Wednesday, when the Rams held a true practice three days out from kickoff, Donald was not on the field. That ran a bit counter to some comments he made to the media that suggested that he was ready to go and saw him express his frustration about all the attention being paid to his injury:
Aaron Donald says he’s feeling no pain, and that he’s not gonna talk about his “damn side” (ribs) the whole news conference.
— Lindsey Thiry (@LindseyThiry) January 13, 2021
On Thursday, however, with the teams holding their final practices of the week, Donald was on the field for the Rams. More notably, Donald has no injury status on the formal injury report, indicating that he will be playing — even if he is at less than 100% — in Saturday’s game.
Less certain, however, are the statuses for a few other key Rams players. Wide receiver Cooper Kupp and left guard David Edwards are both questionable for Saturday’s game, while quarterback John Wolford — who started last Saturday in the Wild Card round — is out, to be replaced by Jared Goff in the starting lineup.
As for the Packers, the week off has done them plenty of good on the health front. Only one player appears with an injury status this week. That is defensive lineman Kingsley Keke, who is doubtful with a concussion. Otherwise, it’s all hands on deck for Saturday, provided that the team has no additional positive COVID-19 tests between now and kickoff.
Here are the injury reports for both teams for the Divisional Round.
Packers Injury Report - Divisional Round
Player | Position | Injury | Wednesday Status | Thursday Status | Friday Status | Game Status |
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Player | Position | Injury | Wednesday Status | Thursday Status | Friday Status | Game Status |
Kingsley Keke | DL | Concussion | DNP | DNP | DNP | Doubtful |
Kevin King | CB | Achilles | Limited | Limited | Limited | -- |
Allen Lazard | WR | Core/wrist | Limited | Limited | Limited | -- |
Marcedes Lewis | TE | Knee | Limited | DNP | Full | -- |
Za'Darius Smith | OLB | Ankle/thumb | Limited | Limited | Limited | -- |
Equanimeous St. Brown | WR | Knee/ankle | Limited | Limited | Limited | -- |
Rick Wagner | OT | Knee | Limited | Limited | Limited | -- |
Rams Injury Report - Divisional Round
Player | Position | Injury | Tuesday Status | Wednesday Status | Thursday Status | Game Status |
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Player | Position | Injury | Tuesday Status | Wednesday Status | Thursday Status | Game Status |
Aaron Donald | DL | Ribs | DNP | DNP | Limited | -- |
David Edwards | G | Ankle | DNP | DNP | DNP | Questionable |
Jared Goff | QB | Right thumb | Full | Full | Full | -- |
Cooper Kupp | WR | Knee | DNP | DNP | DNP | Questionable |
Terrell Lewis | OLB | Ankle | DNP | DNP | DNP | Out |
Nsimba Webster | CB | Hamstring | Limited | Full | Full | -- |
Andrew Whitworth | OT | Knee | Limited | Limited | Full | -- |
John Wolford | QB | Neck | DNP | DNP | DNP | Out |