Pierre Strong

Dealing with hamstring injuryInjury

Strong, who is on Green Bay's practice squad, is currently managing a hamstring issue, Bill Huber of SI.com reports.

Strong had been a candidate to be elevated for the Packers' season opener Sunday versus Minnesota since Josh Jacobs is on the Commissioner's Exempt List, but that's presumably no longer in play. It's not clear how severe Strong's injury is, and given that Jacobs could be out multiple games, Strong could still be a gameday practice-squad elevation down the line once he gets healthy.

Early-season elevation option

Head coach Matt LaFleur said Tuesday that Strong could be a contributor in Green Bay's backfield in the early part of the regular season while Josh Jacobs is on the Commissioner's Exempt List, Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.

Strong failed to make the 53-man roster but is sticking around on the Packers' practice squad. Green Bay could opt to elevate Strong to the game-day roster for the first couple weeks of the season to add depth to a backfield that consists of MarShawn Lloyd, Kaleb Johnson and Chris Brooks, who have combined to score one career regular-season touchdown.

Signs with practice squad

The Packers signed Strong to the practice squad Monday.