The Green Bay Packers may be getting a welcome sight back at practice soon, and Matt LaFleur is making sure everyone knows it could be worth watching.
“I think you could be in for a treat today,” LaFleur said, per NFL Network.
Could Tucker Kraft participate in 11-on-11?
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) August 16, 2026
“I think you could be in for a treat today.” — #Packers coach Matt LaFleur. https://t.co/91X3J7l3bn
That tease comes as the Packers try to get healthier during preseason action. Tight end Tucker Kraft, who tore his ACL during the 2025 NFL season, was seen Sunday before Green Bay’s practice wearing a full uniform. ESPN released video of Kraft in that look, adding fuel to the idea that his return to the field is drawing closer.
Kraft is expected to play a major part in Green Bay’s passing game once he’s back. Before the injury, he finished with 32 catches, 489 receiving yards and six touchdowns in 2025. Packers fans are already looking ahead to Week 1 of the 2026 NFL season and hoping he’ll be ready by then.
His career numbers show why the team is eager to have him available. Kraft has 1,551 receiving yards and 15 touchdown catches, production that has made him a key piece since Green Bay drafted him in the third round of the 2023 NFL Draft.
Practice No. 1️⃣2️⃣: Tucker Kraft ready to go. pic.twitter.com/0JKHq8Lt3v
— Rob Demovsky (@RobDemovsky) August 16, 2026
There’s plenty going on around him, too. Jordan Love has praised the offense during training camp, and the Packers are expecting a lot of wins this season. But the defense has its own issues, and Green Bay will open the campaign without star pass rusher Micah Parsons.
The preseason hasn’t started cleanly, either. The Packers dropped their first game, falling to the Pittsburgh Steelers while scoring just nine points. Their secondary also got picked apart by Steelers rookie quarterback Drew Allar.
After that loss, LaFleur said the team needed to sort through the film.
“We've got to go back and look at it,” LaFleur said postgame, per the team. “In fairness to our guys, there's not a ton of game planning.
You're playing pretty base calls when you go out there. We'll see where the breakdowns were and see what concepts were run against us.”
Green Bay’s next preseason game is set for August 21 against the Denver Broncos. The Packers reached the NFL Playoffs in 2025 before losing to the Chicago Bears.
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