Colt Lyerla

Rookie free agent Colt Lyerla, who is out indefinitely with a torn medial collateral ligament and a torn posterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, was asked if he'd like to return as a fullback rather than a tight end.

Fantasy Impact

This is possibly good news for Packers' fans who were worried the injury would cost the team a top tier athlete. Now he is a candidate for injured reserve and would return next season with a shot to stay with the Packers, possibly as a fullback, This could mean Kuhn's time is near an end but many already suspected this. Colt's athletic prowess is well documented, among other things, so this could work out for the best considering the depth at tight end. Unfortunately he will not see the field this year, so for now he is a ghost in the fantasy realm.

Mike McCarthy said Colt Lyerla will be out "weeks" with a knee injury.

Fantasy Impact

This does not bode well for Colt Lyerla's chances of making a fantasy impact in this coming season. With an intense battle just to make the squad in GB as a TE, Lyerla's injury couldn't have come at a worse time. It sounds unlikely he will be back before final roster cuts (Aug. 30th), so unless the Packers are willing to bank on his "potential", he will not see the field much, if at all, in 2014. For Colt's sake, lets hope the knee heals quickly and he can beat the odds yet again.

"He's been away from it for a while, but he's done a great job physically getting himself ready for this," McCarthy said of Lyerla. "I think he's in excellent shape. He's a young guy that needs reps, like a lot of rookies. I'm sure the time off didn't help him."

Fantasy Impact

Lyerla managed to score two touchdowns in practice on Friday. He finally got to show off some of those talents that gained him national recognition as a top prospect. The TE race is still wide open in Green Bay, but Lyerla might be gaining ground. Stay tuned.

Given the uncertainty among the Packers tight end group, there will be plenty of opportunities for roster spots to be won at that position. Unfortunately for Colt Lyerla, his first NFL training camp practice was not a good one.

Fantasy Impact

Apparently Lyerla has dropped a few balls, and it has been noted that he is left outside on the practice squad while Perillo is inside the Hutson Center with the veterans. In the fantasy the world, this does not give us any concrete indication of his future, but if he doesn't make the 53-man roster, then the once "sleeper" pick stays sleeping. Lyerla has plenty of potential, but he needs to get on the roster first. With this news, it is probably safe to assume there is no need to draft him, unless something drastically changes, but he still might have an impact down the road due to an injury in front of him. That is assuming he makes the team first.