JFS171
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Sure sounds like Starks is out this week, and he's kinda looked awful this year. Lacy sounds like he'll play, but it sure seems like his ankle is less than 100%, and I would assume he's at risk of re-aggravation. The Packers don't have another RB on their roster, outside of the FB Ripkowski (great name btw), who beat writers have said is not much of a ball carrier (though he did look OK to me on a couple of FB dive plays. Enter UDFA RB Don Jackson.
So who is this guy? He's the only RB on the Packers practice squad, and he's the guy that got most of the reps this week with Lacy limited and Starks away from the team (and also injured). He's got one helluva backstory:
I'd get into more about his metrics and highlights, but there's not a lot of info available. Here's some highlights, but you have to look for number 6, not number 20, as it's a blended highlight tape. Some of the runs look like he's got some wiggle and some juice... then again, I don't consider myself a film guru. Would love to hear what anyone else knows about the guy... and again, this may all be for naught, but he could also be added to the GB roster at any moment, Starks hasn't looked so hot, and Eddie's banged up. I'm saying there's a chance.
So who is this guy? He's the only RB on the Packers practice squad, and he's the guy that got most of the reps this week with Lacy limited and Starks away from the team (and also injured). He's got one helluva backstory:
Or... he'll turn his life around, attend community college, then catch on at Nevada as a running back and a kick returner. He's the subject of some offseason puff pieces as the UDFA to watch. He could be the best of the Packers' undrafted rookies. That's probably not saying much, but after Crockett was placed on IR in the preseason, Jackson made the practice squad and has been there since. It wasn't THAT long ago that Starks came off the practice squad, joined the RB rotation, and was the lead back in the playoffs run. There's also the legend of Samkon Gado, so it's happened a couple times before in Green Bay. That's not to say it's likely to happen here, but if Jackson gets called up to the 53 man roster this week, he'll likely see some carries in relief of Lacy on Sunday. And should Lacy's ankle get tweaked or just not be ready for a full workload, maybe Jackson sees even more work. Opportunity is half the battle...While Don Jackson, then a ninth-grader at Valley High School in Sacramento, was busy getting into one of his many fights during his youth, his girlfriend was sitting in on-campus suspension.
Don was supposed to be in suspension, too, but he was too busy getting in a fight. That was typical Don back then. So, somebody ran to on-campus suspension to let Don's girlfriend know he'd be late. When that message was delivered, the teacher who oversaw the suspended kids was aghast.
"Don Jackson is your boyfriend?" he asked Don's girlfriend, the rest of the class hearing the message, too. "You know he has a 0.1 GPA, right? Don't waste your time. He'll be dead or in jail before he's 17."
I'd get into more about his metrics and highlights, but there's not a lot of info available. Here's some highlights, but you have to look for number 6, not number 20, as it's a blended highlight tape. Some of the runs look like he's got some wiggle and some juice... then again, I don't consider myself a film guru. Would love to hear what anyone else knows about the guy... and again, this may all be for naught, but he could also be added to the GB roster at any moment, Starks hasn't looked so hot, and Eddie's banged up. I'm saying there's a chance.