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“I’m fine,” proclaimed Reed, who is listed on the injury report with an ankle injury — and not a concussion, which the Packers feared he might’ve sustained at the end of Monday night’s 24-22 loss to the New York Giants. “We just did jog-through I’m good to go.”

Because the Packers didn’t actually practice Wednesday, their injury-report participation listings are estimations. And while Reed was listed as a limited participant, the Packers had Wicks, who left Monday night’s game with an ankle injury of his own, as being unable to participate.

Not that it stopped Wicks from being ultra-optimistic himself.

“It’s feeling better. Day by day, getting treatment to be better for the game Sunday. But it was hurting (on Monday night),” Wicks said. “I know my body. And I know it ain’t really stopping me. Just stay on the path I’m on, keep studying, keep treating it so I can be ready to play on Sunday.”

The Packers also listed Christian Watson under the “did not participate” category on Wednesday, after he did not play in Monday night’s loss because of a hamstring injury he suffered near the end of the team’s Dec. 3 win over Kansas City.

While Watson said last week that this hamstring injury isn’t as severe as the one that he suffered at the end of training camp that forced him to miss the first three games of the season, that doesn’t mean he’ll be cleared to face the Bucs.

All of which leaves coach Matt LaFleur trying to piece together an offensive game plan without knowing exactly who he’ll have at receiver at kickoff. And while he acknowledged how challenging that is, he always likes to say that no one cares. And they don’t.

“That’s the nature of our business. You’ve got to get other guys ready to play,” LaFleur said. “We’re not the only team that goes through that. Tampa was missing a bunch of guys last week — multiple guys on the defensive side of the ball. We all have our similar issues.”

The undeniable good news was that Reed was evaluated for a concussion and was deemed to not have suffered one against the Giants. Given the NFL’s safety protocols, had Reed in fact sustained a concussion, the odds would have been against him being cleared on a shortened week.

“I took all the precautions they had me take, and I’m good,” said Reed, who enters Sunday’s game with 48 receptions (second on the team to Romeo Doubs’ 49) for a team-high 540 yards and five touchdowns, second-most to Doubs’ seven. “I’m good.”

As for his ankle, Reed said he wasn’t even sure when he injured it, and that he realized the next morning that it wasn’t right.

“That was definitely a tough game as far as physicality goes,” Reed said.

The Packers have been encouraged by the recent emergence of undrafted rookie free agent Malik Heath, who six catches for 61 yards, including a 6-yard touchdown against the Giants, over the past four games.

If Watson and Wicks do not play, the Packers would have Doubs, Reed, Heath and Samori Touré at receiver.

“I think anytime you don’t have your best guys out there it’s tough,” quarterback Jordan Love said after Wednesday’s walk-through. “(But) we’ve had so many reps with other guys in our offense that I’m comfortable. Those guys are comfortable. It’s really that next-man-up mentality.

“Obviously, it’s tough. You always want to have your best guys out there, but things happen. It’s football. Injuries happen. It’s just, how do you move on, not make excuses about anything and obviously get as comfortable as you can throughout the week so we make sure we go out there and perform on Sunday.”

Certainly the Packers have had some experience with that this season, having not only played without Watson but without No. 1 running back Aaron Jones (first because of a hamstring injury, now because of a knee injury) and starting tight end Luke Musgrave (on injured reserve with a lacerated kidney).

Jones said he knew he wasn’t going to play on Monday night but said he planned to practice on Thursday with the hope of playing against the Bucs.

“(Practicing) last week was just to see how I felt and to get ready maybe for this week,” Jones said.

Whatever happens, Wicks will be planning on playing until the medical staff tells him otherwise.

“I’m the type of person, I’m going to tell myself I can, even if I couldn’t. but that’s the plan,” Wicks said, smiling. “Keep treating it, getting it right so when Sunday comes, I’ll have a good idea of what I’m going to do.”

Running back AJ Dillon (thumb), inside linebacker Quay Walker (shoulder) and safety Darnell Savage (shoulder) were listed as non-participants Wednesday. Dillon’s thumb injury must have happened in the game, as he was not on the injury report heading into the matchup with the Giants. Walker did not play against New York and Savage left the game but returned.

LaFleur expressed some hope that cornerback Eric Stokes, who has been designated for return from injured reserve with a hamstring injury, could get the go-ahead to play against Tampa Bay.

“We’ll see. We’ll give him the week and we’ll probably put him through some physical tests,” LaFleur said.

The team does have room on the roster should Stokes pass those tests, and LaFleur is open to Stokes playing on defense despite his limited playing time (four special-teams snaps) this season.

“We’d love to give him some snaps,” LaFleur said. “I know it’s been frustrating for him but I think, hopefully, we’re getting close to that day.”