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Packers place running back Chris Brooks on injured reserve due to ankle problem

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The Associated Press. (2026, October 11). Packers place running back Chris Brooks on injured reserve due to ankle problem. Toronto Star. https://www.thestar.com/sports/football/packers-place-running-back-chris-brooks-on-injured-reserve-due-to-ankle-problem/article_e69c3e02-d978-5167-b84a-ed43a753f536.html

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The Green Bay Packers placed running back Chris Brooks on injured reserve due to an ankle injury, ensuring he will miss at least the next four games. In his only game action this season, Brooks started against Tampa Bay and rushed for 30 yards before getting hurt in the second quarter. The team also signed Pierre Strong Jr., who has a career total of 499 rushing yards and two touchdowns, to their active roster from the practice squad earlier in the week.

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Chris Brooks, the Green Bay Packers' running back, was placed on injured reserve due to an ankle injury. The move requires him to miss at least the next four games following his injury during a 17-14 victory over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the second quarter. In that game, Brooks rushed for 30 yards on four carries before being sidelined. This season, he has accumulated 70 rushing yards on 15 attempts. The Packers have since signed running back Pierre Strong Jr., who previously played for the New England Patriots and Cleveland Browns, to their active roster from their practice squad. Strong has a career total of 499 rushing yards and two touchdowns across 99 carries.

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Green Bay running back Chris Brooks was placed on injured reserve Saturday due to an ankle issue, an assignment that means he must miss at least the Packers’ next four games. asserted

he → place → games

Brooks had started the Packers’ 17-14 victory at Tampa Bay on Sunday and rushed for 30 yards on four carries before his injury knocked him out of the game in the second quarter. asserted

injury → start → quarter

Brooks has rushed for 70 yards on 15 attempts this season. asserted

Brooks → rush → attempts

Earlier in the week, the Packers signed running back Pierre Strong Jr. to their active roster from their practice squad. asserted

Packers → sign → squad

Strong has rushed for 499 yards and two touchdowns on 99 carries during a career that has included stints with the New England Patriots (2022) and Cleveland Browns (2023-24). asserted

that → rush → Patriots

Strong spent most of last season on Green Bay’s practice squad. asserted

Strong → spend → squad

Packers place running back Chris Brooks on injured reserve due to ankle problem

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