Packers Punter JK Scott Now Questionable for NFC Championship Game With Illness
By Will Coleman
The Green Bay Packers locker room has continuously been tormented by the flu in recent weeks. A number of players on the last few injury reports have had some illness that kept them from practicing in full, and in some cases playing in that week's game entirely.
It looked like receiver Geronimo Allison was the last to deal with it, but now's he got company in JK Scott. The second-year punter was recently listed as questionable for Sunday's tilt against the San Francisco 49ers.
Green Bay P JK Scott (illness) has been added to the injury report and is questionable for tomorrow’s game against San Francisco.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) January 18, 2020
Scott played in all 16 games this regular season and is among the best punters in the NFL. Pro Football Focus named Scott to their All-Pro second team this season behind Titans punter Brett Kern.
In his 2nd season, Punter JK Scott makes PFF's All-Pro 2nd team.
— PFF GB Packers (@PFF_Packers) January 3, 2020
Scott's 4.46 avg hang-time ranked 6th overall with just 33.8% of his punts returned.#GoPackGo
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Last week against Seattle, Scott pinned the Seahawks deep with four punts for 173 yards – including a long of 55 yards. Without Scott, Green Bay could suffer in the battle for field position in Sunday's NFC Championship game.