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The walking boot that Davante Adams used to hobble around last week was gone, but the Green Bay Packers receiver was still trying to protect his sprained left ankle.

The only way to do that was not to play.

“I’m trying to be smart more than anything; I don’t want keep messing up,” Adams said Sunday night when asked about his prospects for playing in this week’s game against the St. Louis Rams. “It’s a long season.”

Adams said he never practiced last week, which was probably why the Packers downgraded him from questionable on Friday to doubtful on Saturday.

But at least he was able to walk out of the visitor’s locker room at Levi’s Stadium without the boot and without much of a noticeable limp.

As it turned out, Adams probably was never close to playing in Sunday’s 17-3 win over the San Francisco 49ers, and in the locker room afterward he said he’s in a “wait-and-see” mode, the story said. The team doesn't appear to be in a hurry to rush him back so his status for Week 5 could be up in the air until closer to game time. Green Bay hosts the Rams in an early afternoon game.

Packers Inactives
Davante Adams WR
Bryan Bulaga T
Morgan Burnett SS
Demetri Goodson CB
Brett Hundley QB
Jake Ryan LB
Lane Taylor G

Not much of a surprise as Davante Adams was downgraded to doubtful this past week. James Jones should benefit and Ty Montgomery is an option especially in deeper leagues.

The bigger surprise was that Green Bay Packers receiver Davante Adams was listed as questionable to begin with, not that he downgraded to doubtful a day before Sunday's game at the San Francisco 49ers.

The moves were made after the Packers practiced on Saturday at San Jose State University.

It didn’t look good for Adams on Friday morning, when coach Mike McCarthy said he had only a “slight” chance to play. Several hours later, he was listed as questionable on the full injury report, the story said. Adams was seen in a walking boot in the locker room on Wednesday, but he said he does not have the dreaded high ankle sprain. He reinjured his left ankle three plays into Monday’s victory over the Kansas City Chiefs. Ty Montgomery is a sneaky play while James Jones is a strong fantasy option witih Adams likely out.