Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams has been ruled out for Thursday Night Football against the Arizona Cardinals.

Adams did not travel with the team and was unable to clear protocol. The team will also be without Allen Lazard, who also tested positive. Green Bay is expected to activate Marquez Valdes-Scantling for tonight's contest, likely looking to start him alongside Randall Cobb and Malik Taylor. Amari Rodgers and Equanimeous St. Brown are also expected to see expanded roles. With Aaron Rodgers expected to lean on Aaron Jones, A.J. Dillon, and Robert Tonyan, Randall Cobb is currently our 42nd ranked receiver for Week 8.

Packers WR Davante Adams was placed on the COVID-19 reserve list.

Players who are vaccinated must have two negative tests 24 hours apart to be activated. As we reported earlier today, the Packers are in advanced COVID protocol because of DC Joe Barry who tested positive. The Packers travel to the Cardinals on Thursday night and as a result of all this, Adams' status is now very much up in the air on a short week for this key NFC showdown. There could be more Packers popping up on this list, so this is worth monitoring very closely over the next few days.

Marquez Valdes-Scantling, wide receiver: Do with this observation what you wish, but Valdes-Scantling’s hands have been noticeably better so far in camp. Not just on blatantly catchable balls, some of which he has dropped in the past, but on passes he has no business catching, too. If he keeps this up, he’s the clear-cut No. 2 wideout behind Davante Adams.

Related players: Randall Cobb, Allen Lazard

The story said Valdes-Scantling isn’t just a deep-ball threat anymore, and that’s scary for defenses that have largely been able to game plan for a one-dimensional receiver in the past. Perhaps the biggest thing to take away is "if he keeps this up." We currently rank MVS as the team's WR4 behind Cobb and Lazard.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams was listed as did not practice on the team's official practice report for Thursday.

There were reports earlier today that Adams was following the same limited activity practice sessions as he did in previous weeks, so perhaps he did not do enough to avoid a DNP tag. It is important to note that Adams was listed as limited, DNP, and limited in Week 11 on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday respectively, so it appears that the Packers are indeed following the same load management routine. Still, anytime one of the top receivers in all of football gets the DNP tag, it is worth noting and monitoring. We should get an official word on his Week 12 status following tomorrow's practice session. Adams is our number one ranked receiver for Week 12.

Packers head coach Matt LaFleur told reporters Friday that WR Davante Adams has "made good progress and should be good to go" Sunday versus the Colts.

Good news since LaFleur could not commit to the status of Allen Lazard for Sunday. Adams will continue to be the apple of Aaron Rodgers' eye.

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Davante Adams missed Thursday's practice due to his nagging ankle injury.

It sounds like Adams may not be all the way back to 100% and was held out to manage his reps. We will find out tomorrow whether or not he suffered a setback after the receiver was able to log a limited session Wednesday. If he misses tomorrow's session, fantasy managers will want to start making contingency plans for this weekend. Adams is our number three overall receiver for Week 11.