GREEN BAY, Wis. — As expected, there was no change in the status of injured Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson on Thursday.
Coach Mike McCarthy indicated before practice that the team’s top wideout would continue to do rehab work. Nelson is sidelined until further notice because of cracked ribs he sustained in the wild-card playoff win over the New York Giants last Sunday.
“He’s making progress,” McCarthy said. “It’s a three-day plan, and we’ll evaluate (him) on Friday.”
The Packers don’t practice Friday, but McCarthy hasn’t ruled out Nelson from taking part in the team’s workout Saturday before the club departs for Dallas. McCarthy previously said Nelson would need to practice Saturday to have any shot to play Sunday in the divisional-round game against the top-seeded Cowboys.
–Cornerback Quinten Rollins remained in the limited category for practice Thursday for the second straight day. Having Rollins on the field for some involvement in the padded practice could be taken as another step in the right direction after the young starter was subjected to the concussion protocol since he sustained a neck injury in the regular-season finale Jan. 1. More on Rollins’ status for the Sunday game won’t be known until Friday.
–Wide receiver Jeff Janis was cleared to practice in limited fashion Thursday after being sidelined the previous day because of a quadriceps injury. McCarthy confirmed that Janis sustained the injury Sunday.
–Linebacker Blake Martinez practiced as a full-time participant Thursday for the second straight day. The rookie starter has bounced back from aggravating a knee injury in the wild-card victory. Martinez would seem to be on track to play at Dallas.