UPDATE: Jayden Reed has been ruled OUT with a neck injury
Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jayden Reed was carted off the field just two plays into Sunday's Week 2 game against the Jets at MetLife Stadium after a play that immediately quieted the stadium. Reed was tackled on a bubble screen and stayed down on the turf afterward. Medical staff attended to him before placing him on a backboard, and the cart was brought out to take him off the field as teammates gathered around in support.
Being placed on a backboard and having the cart called out is standard, cautious protocol any time there's a possible head or neck injury, and it does not by itself indicate how serious the injury is. No details on Reed's condition, diagnosis, or the nature of the injury have been released, and the situation is still developing. Teams and broadcasts are typically deliberate about withholding specifics in these moments until a player has been fully evaluated.
Reed enters this season looking to bounce back after an injury-shortened 2025 that limited him to seven games around a broken collarbone and a foot fracture, a stretch that came after he'd signed a three-year extension with Green Bay in the offseason. With him out of Sunday's game, expect an expanded role for Christian Watson and Matthew Golden, with Tucker Kraft also likely to see extra work underneath.
This article will be updated as soon as more information is provided.
