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Packers’ Jordy Nelson out for season with ‘significant’ injury

Aug 23, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson (87) runs after a pass reception against Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Antwon Blake (41) during the first quarter at Heinz Field. The Steelers won 24-19. Nelson was injured on the play. (Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)
Aug 23, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson (87) lays on the field after a pass reception against Pittsburgh Steelers during the first quarter at Heinz Field. The Steelers won 24-19. Nelson was injured on the play. (Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)
Aug 23, 2015; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson (87) runs after a pass reception against Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Antwon Blake (41) during the first quarter at Heinz Field. The Steelers won 24-19. Nelson was injured on the play. (Charles LeClaire/USA Today Sports)
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August 24, 2015 - 3:59 pm
 

The Green Bay Packers confirmed Monday that No. 1 wide receiver Jordy Nelson will miss the season with an injured right knee.

The Packers said only that it is a "significant" injury. Reports from major NFL news outlets have indicated it is a torn ACL.

Nelson suffered the injury Sunday in a preseason game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He went up to catch a pass in the first quarter and went down to the turf immediately. He was not touched by a defender. Nelson got up and limped off the field.

Nelson had the best season of his career in 2014, when he was named to the Pro Bowl after catching 98 passes for 1,519 yards and 13 touchdowns.

"It's difficult to lose a guy like that in a meaningless game," quarterback Aaron Rodgers said after the game Sunday.

Randall Cobb, Davante Adams and Ty Montgomery are among the other wide receivers available for the Packers.

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