Testing Monday confirmed the injury, making Hargrave the second Green Bay defender to suffer a season-ending Achilles tear in as many weeks.
Javon Hargrave's 2026 season is over. Testing conducted Monday confirmed the veteran defensive tackle tore his Achilles tendon, an injury he suffered in the fourth quarter of Sunday's win over the Chicago Bears. Coach Matt LaFleur had feared the worst immediately after the game, and the results bore that out.
Hargrave signed a two-year deal with the Packers in free agency and now joins linebacker Edgerrin Cooper on the list of Green Bay defenders lost for the year to Achilles tears in the last two weeks. That is twice in as many weeks that LaFleur has had to deliver the same grim diagnosis to a key piece of his defense.
Green Bay is expected to place Hargrave on injured reserve this week, a move that could line up with activating receiver Savion Williams off injured reserve. With Hargrave and Cooper both gone, the Packers' defensive front is suddenly thin on healthy, established bodies, and the team figures to look outside the building for reinforcements along the defensive line as it tries to steady things down the stretch.