Packers News: Oren Burks 'likely' to miss season opener, per report

A roundup of the latest Green Bay Packers articles for Saturday, September 1.

Good morning and welcome to the Packers News Report.

Preseason is in the books, and today the Green Bay Packers will finalize their 53-man roster. The focus has already shifted to the regular season opener against the Chicago Bears, which is now just eight days away.

It looks like Green Bay won’t have rookie linebacker Oren Burks for the season opener. According to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, he is likely to miss the Bears game.

The #Packers already lost Jake Ryan for the season, and now it’s likely that LB Oren Burks (shoulder) will miss the opener, I’m told. Could miss a week or two after that. But not nearly as serious as originally feared.
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 31, 2018

This could force the team to keep an additional linebacker on the roster.

Let’s begin the Packers News Report for Saturday. As we arrive at the final weekend without regular season football, here’s a roundup of the latest articles from around the internet.

News and notes from around FanSided

Rating each player’s chance to make roster (Dairyland Express – Brian Sampson)

Brian Sampson of Dairyland Express rates each player’s chance of making the 53-man roster. Players guaranteed to make the roster get five stars, and those unlikely to make the roster get one star.

Expectations for Aaron Rodgers go up with new contract (NFL Spin Zone – Joe Kipp)

As Joe Kipp of NFL Spin Zone writes, following Aaron Rodgers’ huge contract extension, expectations go up.

Khalil Mack trade possibilities that make the most sense (NFL Mocks – Erik Lambert)

Erik Lambert of NFL Mocks looks at three trade possibilities for Khalil Mack, including what it might take for the Packers to trade for the star pass rusher.