Tucker Kraft has plenty of reason to remember Nov. 2 for all the wrong reasons. The Packers tight end was rolling through a scorching start to the 2025 season before a torn ACL in a loss to the Carolina Panthers ended everything in a flash.
What stuck with him afterward, though, was a reaction from Romeo Doubs that landed somewhere between heartfelt and unintentionally hilarious.
On “Up & Adams,” Kraft looked back on the moment Doubs tried to process the injury and wound up saying, “Tucker is in a better place now.” Kraft said he caught the clip while sitting on his couch during rehab and completely lost it.
“I was sitting on my couch, leg propped up somewhere, and someone was on their phone and they showed me that, and I just lost it,” Kraft recalled while appearing on “Up & Adams.” “I thought that was so funny.”
At the time, Doubs was still with the Packers, and his emotional response reflected how much the injury hit the room. Kraft said that support mattered while he worked through a grueling rehab stretch, even as he kept bigger goals in mind, including a sizable contract extension. More than anything, he wanted back on the field with his teammates.
Doubs is now with the New England Patriots, but Kraft is back with Green Bay and easing toward the new season. The South Dakota native finished 2025 with 32 catches for 489 yards and six touchdowns in only eight games, production that only adds to the sting of how abruptly his year ended.
And if Kraft ever needs a laugh during the grind ahead, he has one locked away: the day Doubs accidentally made his ACL injury sound like a farewell speech.
Tucker Kraft's season ended early last year.. think he cried?
— Kay Adams (@heykayadams) August 4, 2026
No.. he cracked up laughing after Romeo Doubs eulogized him. 😂
CRACKED UP. pic.twitter.com/393sUpDvZF
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