"Just as the Green Bay Packers might need their running game one day, Ryan Grant figures that the running game might need him some day.

It very well could be Thursday because James Starks, the primary ball carrier and leading rusher on the team, suffered a sprained knee and ankle Sunday against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Lambeau Field.

Starks' status is up in the air, although coach Mike McCarthy said the second-year back would try to practice Tuesday, and Grant said things were looking positive for his teammate's return.

"He's sore," McCarthy said. "We're going to see what he can do. He feels like it's a little bit more like a normal day after the game. We'll see how he goes tomorrow.""