The Green Bay Packers officially place DT Devonte Wyatt on injured reserve Friday, as expected. Wyatt suffered a season-ending ankle injury during the team’s Thanksgiving win over the Lions.
With five games left on their schedule, the Green Bay Packers control their own destiny in the NFC North and have a chance to be the top seed in the NFC.
With Devonte Wyatt done for the season, the Green Bay Packers effectively replaced his spot on the 53-man roster by signing defensive tackle Jordan Riley from the Giants’ practice squad.
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The Green Bay Packers are 8-3-1 on the season and are preparing for a showdown with their oldest rival, the Chicago Bears, on Sunday afternoon. At 9-3, the Bears not only lead the NFC North, but also own the top seed in the conference.
The Green Bay Packers will indeed spend the rest of the season without defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt, following Wyatt’s ankle fracture suffered late in the fourth quarter versus the Lions on Thursday.
The Green Bay Packers have battled through numerous injuries so far in the 2025 NFL season, but so far, they have managed to keep their head above water.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
On the Packers’ final defensive play, a 3rd & goal sack of Jared Goff by Micah Parsons, defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt sustained what is likely a season-ending ankle injury.
The Lions loss to the Packers on Thanksgiving drastically decreases their odds of winning the division, but more concerning is that they’re on the outside looking in when it comes to the NFC playoff picture. “We dug ourselves a little bit of a hole and that’s the bottom line,” Lions HC Dan Campbell said, via DetroitLions.com.
According to Ian Rapoport, Packers DL Devonte Wyatt suffered a fractured ankle in Thursday’s game against the Lions, and he is expected to miss the rest of the season.
The Green Bay Packers lost Devonte Wyatt to a serious lower-leg injury. Most likely, he will be out for the remainder of the season. While the roster has some young and talented pieces to keep a reasonable level, it wouldn't be shocking to see general manager Brian Gutekunst going out to search for a few replacement options.
The Green Bay Packers’ biggest defensive play of the game also resulted in significant and not so positive implications for the Green Bay defense moving forward.
The Green Bay Packers came away with a critical division win during 2025’s first Thanksgiving game. Their defense appears to have been dealt a major blow in the process, however.
As the NFL trade deadline nears, the Green Bay Packers find themselves in a very good place. The roster has some flaws, yes – depth and durability issues at cornerback, for example.
The Green Bay Packers can't complain much about their health situation going into "Sunday Night Football" against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt is back from a knee injury that made him miss the last two and a half games, a major boost for a defense that was much more dominant when Wyatt was available early in the season.
The Green Bay Packers hope to get a key performer back in the lineup on Sunday when they visit the Arizona Cardinals. Defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt hopes to return after missing the last game and a half due to injuries.
The moment that Devonte Wyatt left the field against the Dallas Cowboys two weeks ago with a knee injury, the defense changed. Without their top defensive tackle, the Green Bay Packers have been much different, and it's certainly not a coincidence.
The Sunday Night Football showdown witnessed multiple injuries. The Dallas Cowboys lost safety Malik Hooker toward the end of the second quarter. The Green Bay Packers, meanwhile, had their own injury setback involving Devonte Wyatt.
Devonte Wyatt hasn’t had a breakout season. This year could be it. The second of the Green Bay Packers’ first-round picks in 2022, Wyatt has been an impact player without anyone noticing.
When the Green Bay Packers activated the fifth-year option for Devonte Wyatt earlier this month, the logic was simple. He’s an impact player, no matter the perception that he’s a failed first-round pick.
The Green Bay Packers are exercising their fifth-year option on defensive tackle Devonte Wyatt, their 2022 first-round pick, Fox Sports reported Wednesday.
The Packers pass rush played its best game since Week 3 last Sunday against the Houston Texans. For the majority of the season, Green Bay has struggled to pressure opposing quarterbacks.
Devonte Wyatt played 552 defensive snaps in 2023, recording 45 pressures, 5.5 sacks, and 34 hurries. Moreover, he had a pass rush win rate of 16.1%. With the Packers switching to a 4-3 defense and a more aggressive style under Jeff Hafley, Wyatt’s strengths will be better utilized.