Kraft is a noted yards-after-the-catch monster known for his tenacity. He appeared well on the way to a breakout at the time of his injury last season, and it became clear in his absence that he’s pivotal to Green Bay’s offense firing on all cylinders.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Packers brass therefore knows how important it is for their prospects in 2026 and beyond to bring Kraft back to full speed at the proper pace.<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve accepted it\u2019s all part of the plan,” Kraft said. “Gutey (general manager Brian Gutekunst) and I have talked about how he\u2019s essentially protecting me from myself because I\u2019m all gas. Like a tricycle, I don\u2019t come with brakes. So, it\u2019s really just helping me establishing that mindset of consistency through a slow ramp-up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Intrigue over Kraft’s future practice participation goes beyond his return from injury. The tight end is heading into the final year of his rookie contract and is well deserving of a raise. After Green Bay extended Jayden Reed, Christian Watson and Devonte Wyatt in recent months, Kraft seemingly stands next in line.<\/p>\n
Regardless of whether he’s inked a new deal by the time he’s ready for complete participation, though, Kraft was adamant nothing will stop him from putting it all out there.<\/p>\n
\u201cAbsolutely not,” Kraft said when asked if there was any hesitation in eventually going full speed without an extension. “I understand other people\u2019s worries in that facet. However, I myself, I\u2019m just worried about getting back to who I was pre-injury.\u201d<\/p>\n
Pre-injury, Kraft was emerging as one of the league’s elite tight ends, having amassed 489 yards and six scores on 32 receptions nearing the midway point of the season.<\/p>\n
If the doctor he recently met with is to be believed, Kraft will rediscover that form sooner rather than later.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe told me my knee looks spectacular,” Kraft told reporters. “Almost like he had never seen a rehabilitation like mine. So, the fact that we\u2019re getting those results, the data will speak for itself, and my comeback is ever ascending day by day.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Kraft is a noted yards-after-the-catch monster known for his tenacity. He appeared well on the way to a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":803020,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[436],"tags":[10949,49,48,1730,44,514,2208,82,1722,42154],"class_list":["post-838905","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-around-the-nfl","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-green-bay-packers","tag-news","tag-nfl","tag-no-minute","tag-sports","tag-training-camp","tag-tucker-kraft"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838905","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=838905"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/838905\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/803020"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=838905"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=838905"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=838905"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}