The Green Bay Packers ruled out starting right tackle Zach Tom and left guard Aaron Banks before their home game against the Washington Commanders on Thursday night.
Tom (oblique) and Banks (ankle/groin) were listed as questionable after not practicing during the short week and were put on the inactive list.
Micah Parsons, the Packers’ recently acquired star edge rusher who was listed as questionable because of a back issue, was active for the game as expected. Parsons, an All-Pro for the Dallas Cowboys, recorded a sack in his debut for the Packers in a home win Sunday over the Detroit Lions.
Green Bay cornerback Nate Hobbs, who missed Sunday’s game as he recovered from a knee injury in training camp, is active and could make his Packers debut after signing as a free agent in the spring.
The Packers’ inactives in addition to Tom and Banks: cornerback Bo Melton (shoulder), safety Zayne Anderson (knee), tight end Ben Sims and defensive lineman Warren Brinson. The team earlier Thursday placed defensive lineman Brenton Cox Jr. (groin) on injured reserve.
The Commanders’ inactives for Thursday’s game are running back Chris Rodriguez Jr., offensive tackles Trent Scott and George Fant, linebackers Ale Kaho and Kain Medrano, punter Mitch Wishnowsky and emergency quarterback Josh Johnson.
Wishnowsky was a game-day elevation from the practice squad because starting punter Tress Way did not participate in Monday’s walkthrough and was a limited participant on Tuesday and Wednesday after suffering a back injury in the season-opening home win over the New York Giants.
Center Michael Deiter was the Commanders’ other game-day elevation.
–Field Level Media
