Packers defensive end Brenton Cox has been a healthy scratch in every game this season. Following the trade of Preston Smith, he will finally get his opportunity against the Bears on Sunday.
GREEN BAY, Wis. – On Aug. 24, Brenton Cox played 17 snaps in the Green Bay Packers’ final preseason game. A few days later, he landed his spot on the 53-man roster.While Cox has been a healthy inactive for all nine games this season, he has been seen at practice by defensive coordinator Jeff Hafley.
The development of Cox and Mosby ultimately led to last week’s trade of Preston Smith. Mosby has played seven defensive snaps this season, which is seven more than Cox, who is expected to play in his first game in about three months on Sunday. Players don’t have to get ready if they stay ready. That’s what Cox has done as he’s toiled away in anonymity without getting a chance to show what he could do in the games.“No, because I love what I do and I like doing it,” Cox said. “Every opportunity when I’m on the field is an opportunity for me to get better and show what I can do.
Cox made the 53-man roster last year but played in only four games – and just once during the second half of the season. Mosby spent the entire season on the practice squad. “And if our offense is having a tough time blocking certain guys or you get a guy who’s all of a sudden making a ton of plays on the ball, you start really watching him and watching him, and I think both of those guys really started to jump out.”
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