"His numbers in Monday's opener indicated otherwise, but Green Bay Packers running back Ryan Grant isn't past his hamstring trouble yet.

Coach Mike McCarthy said Tuesday that Grant's hamstring was "very sore" at halftime of the Packers' 24-19 victory over Minnesota and that it affected him at the end of his 57-yard run, which set up Aaron Rodgers' winning touchdown plunge midway through the fourth quarter. Grant didn't see the field again.

"It's just something that we're being cautious with," McCarthy said. "It's unfortunate for him. I know he's a little frustrated with it, but he was not at full strength last night. I thought he did a very good job of giving us what he could."

Grant, who played only one snap in the preseason because of the injury, was in for 25 snaps on Monday. He finished with 12 carries for 92 yards (7.7 average) - a workload McCarthy said was "realistic," given the time Grant has missed.

Backup Brandon Jackson played 30 snaps and was far less effective with the ball in his hands, rushing for 12 yards on seven carries (1.7 average) and catching three passes for 18 yards. Rookie Kregg Lumpkin, the third-string back, suited up but didn't play.

Health watchThree players who finished Monday's game did so with injuries: safety Atari Bigby (bicep strain), cornerback Charles Woodson (toe) and receiver Ruvell Martin (finger).

McCarthy, who didn't seem particularly concerned about the new injuries, said Woodson's injury is to a different toe than the one he hurt on a punt return last November at Detroit.

Meanwhile, two key players who missed the opener because of injuries, starting center Scott Wells (lower back) and No. 3 receiver James Jones (knee), are expected to practice this week, McCarthy said.

"We're getting healthy," McCarthy said. "That's a positive."

Guard Josh Sitton (knee) is "close" and will be reevaluated after rehabilitation today, McCarthy said.

Punt mattersJon Ryan only was unemployed for a week.

The Seattle Seahawks on Tuesday announced the signing of the former Packers punter and released punter Ryan Plackemeier, who struggled in their opener. The Seahawks host San Francisco on Sunday - and the Packers on Oct. 12.

"My primary focus is on Sunday," Ryan told his hometown paper, the Regina (Saskatchewan) Leader-Post, "but I'd be lying to you if I said I haven't been looking ahead a little bit."

The Packers made a surprising move on Sept. 1 by cutting Ryan and signing Derrick Frost, who averaged 45.2 yards and netted 42.6 on five punts in his debut on Monday. McCarthy said he was "very happy" with his punt unit's performance in its first game action with Frost and new long snapper Brett Goode.

"First time here, just the whole operation, I thought was excellent and the coverage units played very well in both the kickoff and the punt," McCarthy said. "I felt really the only negative of the evening for the special teams was the blocked