Green Bay Packers receiver Romeo Doubs skipped practice on Thursday and wasn’t present on Friday because he is upset with his opportunities in the passing game, sources told Packers On SI.
Because he didn’t practice the last two days, he is officially doubtful for Sunday’s game at the Los Angeles Rams.
It’s still day-to-day,” coach Matt LaFleur said after practice.
Doubs practiced on Wednesday but didn’t show up on Thursday.
Worried about Doubs’s well-being, team representatives found him at his home.
After that practice, LaFleur said “I would hope so” when asked if Doubs would practice on Friday.
He was not on the field, though, for a second consecutive day.
What’s odd is Doubs is third on the team with 20 targets—only two behind Jayden Reed and Dontayvion Wicks, who have 22 apiece—and more than twice as many as Christian Watson’s eight. Against the Minnesota Vikings, Wicks had 13 targets—tied for the most during the Jordan Love era —tight end Tucker Kraft had nine and Doubs and Reed had eight apiece.
Last year, Doubs had a team-high 96 targets—two more than Reed and well ahead of Wicks (58) and Watson (53), who were third and fourth.
Averaging five targets per game to start the season, Doubs is on pace for 85 this year, which is not far off last year’s number.
The start comes after the Packers played two games without Love and Malik Willis threw just 33 passes when starting against the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans, which at least partially explains the slight downturn in opportunities.
With Watson out for at least this week with an ankle injury, Doubs figured to be in line for more opportunities on Sunday against the Rams.
