Rashan Gary and Equanimeous St. Brown Injuries Prove Packers-Raiders Game Should Have Been Cancelled

For reasons that we can't quite fathom, Thursday night's preseason contest at IG Field in Winnipeg, Canada between the Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders wasn't cancelled, despite a last-minute pre-game adjustment to play on just an 80-yard field due to the appalling conditions of the end zones.

At that point, the logical decision would be to just call it quits so that both teams walk away without any potential serious injuries to their players.

Well, the game was played and the Packers saw defensive end Rashan Gary and wideout Equanimeous St. Brown go down within minutes of each other.

It seemed inevitable, right? The narrative was literally begging for either Green Bay or Oakland to suffer the wrath of the injury gods.

Going through with the game is one of the most asinine decisions we've seen made in quite some time.

Luckily, Gary was able to eventually walk off the field on his own power, and his agency has since provided an update saying he's in good health, but the same cannot be said for St. Brown.

The second-year man out of Notre Dame caught a slant from Tim Boyle in the second quarter and took a thunderous helmet-to-helmet hit. As he went down, however, his left ankle appeared to get caught underneath his body and twisted unnaturally.

Ugh.

Somehow, those weren't the only injuries that head coach Matt LaFleur are going to have to sort out. Guard Cole Madison was reportedly just helped off the field by Green Bay's training staff with a leg injury.

It doesn't seems serious, but the principle involved remains the same: this game should not, under any circumstances, be being played right now.

There's no doubting that the NFL will have to answer some difficult questions regarding tonight's contest. Preseason tilts aren't about results, they're about gearing up for the regular season and most importantly -- avoiding injuries.

What a shambolic display of decision-making.