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Packers rocked by new Romeo Doubs injury scare after Jordan Love setback

Freddie Boston
Freddie Boston

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Green Bay Packers wide receiver Romeo Doubs / Jovanny Hernandez / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

That's enough. Cancel practice and put the players in bubble wrap. The Green Bay Packers' injury nightmare is showing no signs of slowing down after Romeo Doubs left practice early.

It comes after the Packers revealed Jordan Love requires surgery on his left thumb. Love shouldn't miss much time and will likely play in Week 1, but he might not have any wide receivers still standing when he returns. Doubs is the latest concern after a scary moment at practice.

"Doubs is down. Small collision with Evan Williams on a deep incompletion and Doubs hit the ground. Very, very slow to get up. Appears to be his lower back," reports Matt Schneidman of The Athletic.

Romeo Doubs injury adds to Packers' growing concerns on offense

Doubs reportedly headed off the field with trainers with a potential back issue. The Packers' injury concerns at wide receiver have gone from bad to worse.

Jayden Reed is dealing with a foot injury that required a walking boot, Dontayvion Wicks remains sidelined with a calf issue, rookie Savion Williams has been in and out of the lineup, and Christian Watson will likely begin the season on the PUP list as he recovers from a torn ACL.

To add some painful icing on the cake, tight end Luke Musgrave reportedly spent time with trainers after a collision with Lukas Van Ness.

The Packers host the Detroit Lions in 26 days. At this rate, it'll be Malik Willis throwing passes to Matthew Golden and, well, Matthew Golden.

Green Bay's starters likely won't feature in this week's preseason contest against the Indianapolis Colts, but the two teams will participate in a joint practice on Thursday. Packers fans will hold their breath and hope the injury woes ease up a little.

Hopefully, Doubs isn't dealing with anything too serious. The Packers have strong wide receiver depth, but as we saw in the wild-card loss to the Philadelphia Eagles seven months ago, a few untimely injuries can quickly change that.

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Freddie Boston

Freddie Boston

Freddie Boston is a Lead Editor for FanSided and has been covering the Green Bay Packers as the site expert at Lombardi Ave since 2016. He has written over 5,000 stories on the Packers and has previously covered the NFL for FanSided.com and NFL Spin Zone. In 2015, he was named the FanSided NFL Editor of the Year. Freddie has also covered Tottenham Hotspur for Hotspur HQ and the WWE for Daily DDT. Besides reminiscing about Jordy Nelson's greatest touchdown catches, Freddie is a lifelong Tottenham fan and regularly attends games.