Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson has been named the 2016 NFL Comeback Player of the Year by the Professional Football Writers of America.
Nelson missed all of 2015 after suffering a season-ending right knee injury in the preseason, but rebounded this year to start in all 16 regular season games. He finished with 1,257 yards on 97 catches, including a league-high 14 touchdown receptions.
Nelson is the second Packers player to win the award. Fellow receiver Robert Brooks was honored in 1997.
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Whether Nelson plays this week against the Falcons is still up in the air, though. He missed last Sunday’s win in Dallas with a pair of cracked ribs suffered in the Giants game.
He has been limited in practice this week, but head coach Mike McCarthy has yet to make a decision on his status for Sunday in Atlanta. Number two receiver Davante Adams is also banged up, missing practice this week with a sprained ankle injury he suffered late against the Cowboys.
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