The Green Bay Packers will place starting safety Darnell Savage on injured reserve, ESPN reported Wednesday.
Savage, 26, is expected to return this season but his calf injury will need at least a month to heal, per the report.
He initially suffered the injury in the Oct. 9 loss at Las Vegas. He returned after the bye week but aggravated the injury in last Sunday’s 19-17 setback in Denver.
Savage will miss at least the next four games, putting his earliest return date on Thanksgiving (Nov. 23) at Detroit.
Savage has 34 tackles in six starts this year. He has 285 tackles and nine interceptions in 68 games (65 starts) since Green Bay drafted him 21st overall in 2019.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur didn’t address Savage but said cornerback Eric Stokes would be going back on IR after injuring his hamstring last week.
Stokes, a 2021 first-round pick, was playing in his first game since Week 9 of 2022 but was hurt after four plays on special teams in the loss to Denver.
Also Wednesday, the Packers signed CB Robert Rochell to the active roster and elevated CB Corey Ballentine. The team signed CB Zyon Gilbert to the practice squad.
De’Vondre Campbell practiced Wednesday after missing the past three games, as did Jaire Alexander, who missed last week against Denver.
The Packers (2-4) host the Minnesota Vikings (3-4) on Sunday.