Hamstring Injury Keeps Carrington Valentine Shelved Amid Packers' Cornerback Battle

The fourth-year cornerback was already facing steep competition to keep his starting job.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers are expecting to be without Carrington Valentine at cornerback for at least a couple of practices—for now.

The fourth-year Valentine suffered a leg injury in Sunday’s practice, just before he was preparing to participate in 11-on-11 team drills. Head coach Matt LaFleur didn’t specify what kind of leg injury it was or how severe it is, only that Valentine would be held out of Monday’s first padded practice of training camp. It was later confirmed by Packers.com that Valentine sustained a hamstring injury.

As if circumstances surrounding Valentine’s role in the secondary weren’t already casting a grim umbra over his job security, this latest development isn’t doing him any favors. A heavy dosage of competition was infused into the cornerback room this past offseason, both via the draft and free agency. The Packers spent second and fifth-round picks on Brandon Cisse and Domani Jackson, respectively, and signed Benjamin St-Juste and MJ Devonshire Jr. on the open market.