Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur made it clear on Thursday that the Packers’ starters will play in the preseason opener against the New York Jets, though it’s uncertain how many snaps they’ll be on the field for. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear that safety Xavier McKinney will be out there with the rest of the team.

McKinney didn’t practice on Thursday do to a calf injury, even though he had been on the field for the rest of training camp. After practice today, McKinney told the media that he won’t practice “for a while,” according to The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman, and that “he doesn’t expect to play in the preseason.” The hope is that he’ll be ready by Week 1 of the regular season.

ESPN’s Rob Demovsky added the following statement from McKinney: “Glad we caught it when we cau

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