Rookie tailback DeShawn Wynn, who led the Green Bay Packers in rushing over the first seven games of the season, was placed on injured reserve Tuesday and will miss the rest of the year.
| Rush | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD |
| 50 | 203 | 4 | 9 | 73 | 0 |
Wynn suffered a shoulder injury in Monday night's overtime victory at Denver. Although the X-rays taken during the game were inconclusive, further tests on Tuesday indicated that the injury was serious enough to sideline Wynn for an extended period.
First-year tailback Ryan Grant, who rushed for 104 yards on 22 carries against the Broncos, will take over as the starting tailback. Grant will be the third different starting tailback this season for the Packers, whose running game statistically ranks last in the league.
Despite its 6-1 record, Green Bay is averaging only 71.3 rushing yards per game and 3.4 yards per carry.
The move with Wynn opened up a roster spot for Green Bay to activate wide receiver and return specialist Koren Robinson, who was reinstated by commissioner Roger Goodell on Oct. 18 following a one-year suspension for a repeat violation of the substance abuse policy.
The Packers had a roster exemption for Robinson that was about to expire.
A seventh-round draft pick, Wynn had carried 50 times for 203 yards and four touchdowns. The former University of Florida standout had appeared in seven games and started four. He suffered a neck injury early last week in a weightlifting incident, but recovered from that and started against the Broncos on Monday night.
Robinson is a seventh-year veteran who entered the NFL as the first-round choice of Seattle in the 2001 draft. In stints with the Seahawks (2001-04), Minnesota (2005) and Green Bay (2006), the former North Carolina State star has appeared in 75 games. He has 242 catches for 3,603 yards and 13 touchdowns.
In four games with the Packers in 2006, before his suspension, Robinson had seven catches for 89 yards. Robinson made the 2005 Pro Bowl squad as a kickoff return specialist with the Vikings, averaging 25.9 yards per return, with one touchdown.
Senior writer Len Pasquarelli covers the NFL for ESPN.com.
Source: ESPN.com
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