Running back Eddie Lacy and cornerback Sam Shields will stay on injured reserve for the rest of the season, with the Green Bay Packers planning to activate cornerback Makinton Dorleant from injured reserve.
Coach Mike McCarthy said Wednesday that Dorleant, an undrafted rookie free agent, would be activated for the game Monday night at Philadelphia.
NFL teams can designate one player to come off injured reserve.
The Packers have been without their starting cornerbacks in Shields (concussion) and Damarious Randall (groin) for much of the season. Quinten Rollins is coming back from a groin injury, and Demetri Goodson suffered a serious knee injury last week against Washington.
Shields, the Packers' top cornerback, got hurt in the season opener after suffering his second concussion in 10 months.
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• According to an ESPN report, Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is expected to miss his second straight game because of a perforated lung.
• Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was a full participant in practice for the first time since spraining his left knee at Miami on Nov. 6 and will start against New England on Sunday.
• Bills receiver Sammy Watkins (foot) made his long-awaited return to practice but his status for Sunday's game against Jacksonville remains up in the air.
