Green Bay Packers tight end Tucker Kraft sounds ready to put his knee injury completely behind him.
Kraft suffered a torn ACL in a November 2 loss to the Carolina Panthers, which prematurely ended his 2025 season. The Packers star had surgery 10 days later.
To say that Kraft had a positive update on his injury when he spoke to reporters on Friday would be a massive understatement. Less than nine months after his surgery, Kraft revealed he’s recovered at an all-time rate.
“[The doctor] told me my knee looks spectacular, almost like he had never seen rehabilitation like mine,” Kraft said, via ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. “So the fact that we’re getting those results, the data will speak for itself and my comeback is ever-ascending day by day.”
Kraft was in the midst of a breakout season before his injury. He finished his 2025 campaign with 32 catches for 489 yards and 6 touchdowns across just 8 games — numbers that put him on pace to shatter his career highs had he not gotten hurt.
Right at the time of his injury, Kraft was the only tight end in the league with 30+ catches, 475+ receiving yards, and 6+ receiving touchdowns.
Kraft’s breakout year apparently continued in rehab, potentially setting him up to be healthy enough to play in the Packers’ Week 1 game against the Minnesota Vikings, barring any setbacks. He claimed that doctors compared his recovery progress to that of someone who already had a year of post-surgical healing.
The Green Bay star is expected to start 11-on-11 drills in a couple of weeks, once he hits the 9-month mark post-surgery.
Someone better tell former Packers wideout Romeo Doubs that Kraft is all but back from the dead.
