GREEN BAY — Matt LaFleur doesn’t think the Green Bay Packers’ medical staff has become less conservative when it comes to clearing players for game action, but the Packers head coach admitted Monday that injured right tackle Zach Tom should never have played in the team’s 13-10 loss to the Cleveland Browns.

Tom, who suffered an oblique injury in the Sept. 7 opener against the Detroit Lions and missed the Packers’ Sept. 11 win over the Washington Commanders, had been listed as questionable going into the game but was active and started against the Browns—only to come out after playing only the first offensive snap.

Tom had expressed concerns on Friday about whether he should play or not against the Browns, acknowledging that he wasn’t 100% but believing his team needed him against the Br

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