Packers' Cobb will be out 'for a while' with core injury

Updated Dec. 9, 2021 2:15 p.m. ET

Associated Press

GREEN BAY, Wis. (AP) — Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb has a core injury that will prevent him from playing Sunday and could keep him out for much longer.

“Cobby’s going to be out for a while,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Thursday. “He had a pretty significant injury.”

The NFC North-leading Packers (9-3) host the Chicago Bears (4-8) on Sunday night.

Cobb had emerged as a reliable playmaker this season in his second stint with Green Bay after the

The 31-year-old has caught 28 passes for 375 yards and five touchdowns this season. That marked Cobb's highest single-season total for touchdown receptions since having six for Green Bay in 2015.

He caught two touchdowns each in victories over

Cobb had five catches for 95 yards and a touchdown in the first half of a Nov. 28

Cobb previously played for the Packers from 2011-18 before spending 2019 with Dallas and 2020 with Houston.

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