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Packers injury report approximation from NFL isn't positive. Jared Abbrederis (quad), Davante Adams (concussion) and Randall Cobb (back) all listed on it.

The Packers didn't practice today so this is an approximation. They have a short week and a game on Thursday against the Bears.

Davante Adams has a concussion after all.

A day after the Green Bay Packers receiver said he had cleared the protocol after a hit that knocked him out of the loss to the Dallas Cowboys, Adams showed up on the injury report with a concussion.

Adams left the game in the third quarter after a hit from Cowboys linebacker Sean Lee. The team announced he was being evaluated for a concussion. On his way out of the locker room Sunday night, Adams said he did not have one, but that changed Monday, when the Packers issued their first injury report in advance of Thursday night's game against the Chicago Bears.

Because of the short week, Adams would seem unlikely to be cleared in time to play in Week 7.

Packers WR Davante Adams said he does not have a concussion.

Adams took a big hit and was down for a while before getting up and walking off to the locker room under his own power. Demovsky's tweet said Adams didn't go into detail.

Remember how quickly Jared Cook made an impact in his first training-camp practice with the Green Bay Packers back on Aug. 9?

Three plays into that practice, Cook caught a 20-yard pass from quarterback Aaron Rodgers.

The same thing happened in their preseason debut together. On the Packers’ third play from scrimmage on Friday night against the 49ers, Rodgers fired a slant on third-and-3 that Cook caught and turned into a 19-yard gain. The 6-foot-5, 254-pound tight end proved to be a difficult cover for San Francisco 49ers linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong (6-foot-3, 220).

“I think he’s going to be a good part of our offense,” Rodgers said. “He made a lot of plays out there. Did a good job on the basic route on third down that I hit him on, made some contested catches tonight, which was nice to see, and he did a good job with the ball in his hands.

Although it was his only catch from Rodgers in their two series together in the win over the 49ers, Cook caught three more passes and finished with four catches for 54 yards. All four of his grabs were for first downs. Two of them came on third down and another on a fourth-and-4 that went for a 12-yard gain from backup Joe Callahan, the story said. This is a great sign for the Packers as well as those who took a shot on Cook in fantasy drafts. Cook has made a little climb in our rankings but is still only 19th with an ADP of the 15th round, which is presenting great value at the position. We think he has TE1 potential if all goes well.

ESPN's Rob Demovsky picked WR Jared Abbrederis as his breakout player to watch:

The third-year receiver has built off the momentum that he established in the playoff loss at Arizona last year, when he came off the bench and caught four passes for 55 yards. Thanks to a strong showing in training camp combined with Jeff Janis' broken hand, Abbrederis continues to move up the Packers' depth chart.

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Abbrederis is competing with Davante Adams at this point for snaps behind Jordy Nelson and Randall Cobb. The Packers' WR3 will play 70% or more of the snaps, though he's listed on the Packers' depth chart as Cobb's backup.

Jared Cook no longer feels like the new kid on the block in the Packers’ offense

The eighth-year tight end has been immersed in the playbook since he signed as a free agent in March, discovering where he fits into the offense and picking up most of the signals.

Cook has seen 42 offensive snaps in the first two preseason games, catching four passes for 26 yards from backup quarterbacks Brett Hundley and Joe Callahan.

As comfortable as he feels, Cook knows the final exam that awaits him this Friday night when Aaron Rodgers makes his preseason debut against the San Francisco 49ers.

The tempo will pick up with the two-time MVP quarterback running the offense, challenging everything Cook has learned over the last five months.

Cook said having Rodgers run the offense will be a good test for him this week. The story added Cook and Rodgers have developed a rapport since Cook came off the PUP list Aug. 9, a key note for Cook's fantasy potential this year. The piece added Cook has been a popular target in the middle of the field as well. Cook's been climbing our TE rankings a bit and we think he'll compare to what Richard Rodgers did last year - finishing as #11 TE. We think Cook has upside and a chance to post TE1 numbers.