Green Bay Packers
T.J. Lang - #70 - G
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 4"/ 318 lbs. |
| Birthday | 09/20/1987 |
| Birthplace | Royal Oak, MI |
| College | Eastern Michigan |
| Years played | 5 |
| Drafted | 2009, 4th round, 9th pick by Packers |
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PLAYER NEWS
Lang is back after missing last weekend's game with an ankle injury.|||||||
Lang had been moved to right tackle after Bryan Bulaga suffered a season-ending hip injury last month. Don Barclay starts at right tackle.
Lang is active for Sunday night's game against the Detroit Lions.|||||||
Packers coach Mike McCarthy had indicated they were preparing to start undrafted rookie Don Barclay at right tackle because of Lang's ankle injury. Lang was injured last week against Minnesota, and was limited Friday after sitting out practice the previous two days.
The Green Bay Packers are playing short-handed again with Lang and Jordy Nelson out for the rest of Sunday's game against the Minnesota Vikings.|||||||
Lang hurt his ankle in the second quarter. Lang's injury is a costly loss for an already thin offensive line. Lang started the first nine games at left guard before moving over to right tackle after Bryan Bulaga suffered a season-ending hip injury. Undrafted rookie Don Barclay replaced Lang.
Lang has agreed to a four-year contract extension with the Green Bay Packers.|||||||
Lang, a fourth-round pick out of Eastern Michigan in the 2009 NFL draft, became a full-time starter last season and is considered a key cog in one of the NFL's most productive offenses. He started 15 games at left guard and one at right tackle in 2011, after an injury to regular right tackle Bryan Bulaga.
