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The Green Bay Packers have opened the window for Luke Musgrave to be activated off injured reserve, as the rookie tight end returned to practice…

Musgrave was back on the practice field with his teammates on Thursday, Dec. 21, for the first time since suffering a lacerated kidney against the Los Angeles Chargers back in Week 11.

Even though Musgrave did not go through team drills, just getting back out there is a step towards returning to action. The Packers now have a 21-day window to decide whether Musgrave is healthy enough to activate off injured reserve, and play on game days, or be reverted to season-ending injured reserve.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur is encouraged that Musgrave was even able to take this step.

It was great,”Matt LaFleur told reporters, about having Musgrave back on the field. “He was running and catching some balls with the trainers. He’s making progress.

LaFleur added that he is “cautiously optimistic” that Musgrave will be back on the field at some point this season.

Before suffering the injury, that wound up landing Musgrave in the hospital, the Packers’ second-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft caught 33 passes for 341 yards with one touchdown, through the first 10 games of his NFL career.

It would seem that the earliest Musgrave is able to be activated from the 53-man roster, and play, would be Week 17 against the Minnesota Vikings.

Just because Musgrave was unable to practice, that doesn’t mean the rookie tight end wasn’t engaged during his time on injured reserve.

According to Musgrave’s position coach, John Dunn, the Oregon State product was an active participant during team meetings and film study over the course of his four-week absence.