The Green Bay Packers had a timely return on Wednesday, with safety Morgan Burnett returning to practice.
S Morgan Burnett (calf) back at work. No one missing today at #Packers practice. pic.twitter.com/t8rqyQsldU
— Tom Silverstein (@TomSilverstein) September 16, 2015
Burnett missed the Packers’ week 1 game against the Chicago Bears with a calf injury.
In that game, the Packers gave up 189 rushing yards. That number was outdone by only one other team in week 1 — the Minnesota Vikings, who gave up 230 to San Francisco.
Micah Hyde started in Burnett’s place last week. Hyde is solid in pass defense, but inferior to Burnett in run defense.
If the Packers are going to shore up that atrocious run defense, they’ll need Burnett to be a difference maker now that Sam Barrington has been placed on injured reserve.