Bill Huber· Oct 6, 2026
With Chris Brooks hurt, Huber expects Green Bay to give running back Pierre Strong a chance, either by adding him to the 53-man roster or elevating him from the practice squad, and views the return of Damon Bankston to the practice squad as the move that enables it.
“If Brooks potentially is going to miss some time – whether it's one game or one month – the Packers probably will be giving a chance to Pierre Strong, either on the 53-man roster or as a practice-squad elevation.”
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Pierre Strong to make the roster
“If Brooks potentially is going to miss some time – whether it's one game or one month – the Packers probably will be giving a chance to Pierre Strong, either on the 53-man roster or as a practice-squad elevation.”
Hit · 100Scored 100a naive guess scored 100+0 skillHow this was scored
- club:
- GB
- skill:
- 0
- player:
- Pierre Strong
- season:
- 2026
- claimed:
- he makes the 53
- accuracy:
- 100
- baseline:
- 100
- difficulty:
- 1.78
- the naive guess:
- he was on somebody's 53 last season, so he makes one again
- weeks in the season:
- 18
- weeks on the53:
- 1
- weeks left when called:
- 14
- first week on the53:
- 5
- weeks on the practice squad:
- 4
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