‘Conversation’ Between Packers, Romeo Doubs Coming Monday

Green Bay Packers receiver Romeo Doubs missed his homecoming game in Los Angeles on Sunday.

The Packers hope there’s a homecoming with Doubs on Monday.

After skipping practice on Thursday and Friday, the Packers on Saturday suspended Doubs for the 24-19 victory over the Rams in his hometown of Los Angeles.  

“I’m looking forward to our conversation tomorrow,” coach Matt LaFleur said after the game. “So, I fully anticipate him coming back and am hopeful that he’ll come back and get ready to work.

“Distractions happen in the National Football League. Distractions happen in life. You’ve got to do your best to focus on the task at hand. I thought our guys did a pretty good job of that.”

Doubs was suspended for conduct detrimental to the team. His Instagram account includes no mention of his association with the Packers. His X account lists “Video Gaming” rather than Green Bay or Los Angeles as his home.

A source told Packers on SI on Friday morning that Doubs was upset with his role on the offense. Another source said he also was unhappy with his role in this week’s game plan. That squares with Doubs’ presence at practice on Wednesday but his absence on Thursday.

“Unfortunately, we had to make the difficult decision to suspend Romeo for this week's game,” general manager Brian Gutekunst said in the team’s announcement. “His decisions and actions during the week negatively impacted the team and required us to take this action.