Packers lose WR Reed, RT Bako-Bewele to injuries on consecutive plays
Rob DemovskySep 20, 2026, 01:31 PM ET
- Rob Demovsky is an NFL reporter at ESPN and covers the Green Bay Packers. He has covered the Packers since 1997 and joined ESPN in 2013. Demovsky is a two-time Wisconsin Sportswriter of the Year as selected by the NSSA.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Green Bay Packers receiver Jayden Reed was carted off the field after being placed on a stabilizing backboard following the second play from scrimmage in Sunday's game against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium.
On the very next play, Packers right tackle Zach Bako-Bewele sustained a right leg injury and also was carted off the field. Bako-Bewele's leg was immediately placed in a cast before he got on the cart.
Both players were quickly ruled out for the game by the Packers.
Members of the medical staff from both teams attended to Reed for several minutes on the field before he was placed on a board and had his helmet strapped down for stabilization.
Reed took what appeared to be a hit in the head and neck area at the end of a 4-yard gain on a swing pass in the left flat. Jets linebacker Demario Davis was the initial defender to hit Reed, and then Kingsley Enagbare also may have made contact with Reed after that.
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