Green Bay’s Tucker Kraft seemingly was on his way to putting together one of the most prolific seasons by any tight end in Packers history.

Now he’s done for the season before the halfway mark.

Kraft tore his anterior cruciate ligament during the third quarter of Green Bay’s 16-13 loss to the Carolina Panthers and will miss the rest of the season. The news came Monday on Kraft’s 25th birthday.

“He’s doing as good as you could ever be doing, considering the circumstances,” Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Monday. “Tuck’s a guy that, he’s not going to flinch. That’s why we love him. He’s a hell of a player, hell of a teammate, hell of a guy.”

Kraft lined up left and was moving to his right behind the line of scrimmage when he ran into the backside of Packers guard Sean Rhyan, who was

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