Packers TE Tucker Kraft returned to practice this week, less than nine months after surgery to repair a torn ACL and partially torn LCL and meniscus in his right knee. Kraft said his doctors told him his knee looks like it's more than a year removed from surgery. "[The doctor] told me my knee looks spectacular, almost like he had never seen rehabilitation like mine," he said. "So the fact that we're getting those results, the data will speak for itself and my comeback is ever-ascending day by day."
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GM Brian Gutekunst: "He's still at about that 8½-month mark. But the way he looks, you'd think he's ready to go, because when you see him out there, it's a little bit like Christian [Watson looked last year]."
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Watson returned from his January 2025 ACL tear in less than 10 months and ranked 19th among WRs in PPR points per game over the second half of last season.
Kraft seems to be on a similar timeline. He was limited in individual drills in practice this week, and it sounds like the Packers want to wait until 9 months post-surgery before getting him into full-team work. But Kraft is clearly on track to be ready for Week 1.
