Green Bay Packers
B.J. Raji - #90 - DT
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 2"/ 337 lbs. |
| Birthday | 07/11/1986 |
| Birthplace | Washington Township, NJ |
| College | Boston College |
| Years played | 5 |
| Drafted | 2009, 1st round, 9th pick by Packers |
2012 STATS
| Tack | FF | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 26 | 0 | 0 |
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PLAYER NEWS
According to the Green Bay Press Gazette, Raji returned to practice Thursday and may return this week after missing the past two games because of an ankle injury.|||||||
Raji was injured in the Packers' upset loss to the Colts.
Raji's regular-season debut will be delayed another week after the Packers made the defensive lineman inactive for their home game against Cincinnati on Sunday.|||||||
Raji injured his ankle in the Packers' final preseason game and missed their season-opening victory against Chicago last Sunday. He was taken with the ninth overall pick out of Boston College.
Raji sprained his ankle after having three tackles and a sack Thursday against Tennessee. Coach Mike McCarthy said they would know more Friday but was hopeful the injury wasn't serious.|||||||
The Packers are hoping for the best. "I don't have anything to believe that it's not serious," coach Mike McCarthy said.
The Packers have signed first-round draft pick Raji, ending his nearly two-week training camp holdout. General manager Ted Thompson did not disclose terms Friday.|||||||
Citing two NFL sources it did not identify, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Raji signed a five-year, $28.5 million deal that included just under $18 million in guaranteed money. Raji, a former Boston College defensive tackle, was drafted ninth overall and is expected to start at defensive end for the Packers. His holdout was the longest involving a Packers draft pick since offensive lineman Ross Verba missed 22 days of training camp in 1997.
