Final week, Romeo Doubs was absent from apply and subsequently suspended for one recreation by the Packers. The third-year wideout has returned to the workforce, although, and no additional points in his case are anticipated.
“The one factor I’ll say about it’s, I imply, it’s a reasonably remoted incident,” head coach Matt LaFleur stated (by way of Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel). “Like this has not occurred with him earlier than. I don’t count on it to occur transferring ahead.”
Shortly earlier than the Packers introduced their choice to droop Doubs for conduct detrimental to the workforce, a number of stories acknowledged Doubs was sad along with his function in Inexperienced Bay’s offense this season. The 24-year-old presently ranks third on the Packers with 20 targets, and his 169 yards place him second on the workforce. His share of the passing assault has taken a step again in comparison with final season, however Doubs has remained a full-time starter in 2024. When talking publicly for the primary time since his suspension, he denied his workload drove final week’s absence.
“I needed to be sure that I acquired the household collectively once more,” Doubs stated as a reference to the Packers’ receiver corps (h/t The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman). “I’d say there was some issues happening off the sector, so so far as simply the group and simply the workers, gamers, there’s nothing happening inside that space, so I simply wanna make myself clear there.”
Doubs added he “had some issues happening mentally” final week whereas stating he’s higher now and expressing remorse about how he dealt with the scenario. The previous fourth-rounder not too long ago had a productive assembly with the workforce, per ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, positioning all events concerned to maneuver ahead. Questions had been raised a couple of potential Doubs commerce within the wake of final week’s occasions, however no such transfer is predicted to obtain consideration on Inexperienced Bay’s finish.
Starting once more in Week 6, the Nevada product will probably deal with a key function within the passing recreation. Doubs posted a 59-674-8 stat line final season, and repeating that manufacturing might set him up for an extension as early as this spring. In the interim, although, he and the Packers will look to place the suspension prior to now and keep away from any related conditions arising.
