Packers coach Mike McCarthy says cornerback Al Harris is “getting close” to returning to the field, but not close enough to play in the first six weeks of the season.
McCarthy told Jim Corbett of USA Today that Harris will be placed on the physically unable to perform/reserve list to start the season. The news isn’t a surprise, and there remain questions about how effective Harris can be if and when he returns to the field this season.
Tramon Williams will start for the Packers, but the nickel back race remains wide open heading into the season with upstarted undrafted rookie Sam Shields making a late push to beat out Patrick Lee and Brandon Underwood.