' encouraging preseason has met Eli Brooks Jersey an unfortunate early finish.The Packers released Funche s with an injury settlement on Friday, two days after they placed him on injured reserve. The receiver is now a free agent as he recovers from a hamstring injury.If Funche s is unable to return to the field with another squad, it'll be a third straight lost season for the 6-foot-4 receiver who saw his promising time with Indianapolis end due to a broken collarbone in early September 2019, then signed with Green Bay before opting out of Jesse Franklin Jersey the 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic.With most of Green Bay's top pa s catchers spending the first week of the preseason on the sideline, Funche s became a favorite target of second-year quarterback in the receiver's lone game. Funche s caught six pa ses for 70 yards, displaying the physical ability that could have helped him find a role in the Packers' offense.The following week, Funche s injured his hamstring during joint practices with the New York Jets. He hasn't participated in any fashion since then, and Wednesday's news realized his worst fears.Funche s last saw significant action as a member of the Carolina Panthers, the team that selected him in the second round of the 2015 draft out of Michigan. Seen Matt Wile Jersey as a player somewhere between a receiver and tight end, Funche s found succe s as a bigger-bodied wideout who could box out defenders and use Jaron Faulds Jersey his large wingspan to haul in pa ses.He became a favorite target of former Panthers quarterback , teaming with the one-time MVP to post a career-best season of 63 catches for 840 yards and eight touchdowns in 2017. Funche s also played an important role in Carolina's offensive explosion in 2015, catching 31 pa ses for 473 yards and five scores as a rookie Jordan Poole Jersey in a season in which the Panthers won the NFC title and appeared in Super Bowl 50.Three straight lost years could spell the end of Funche s' time in the NFL, but if he is still pursuing employment in pro football in 2022, he'll at least have his tape from Green Bay's preseason opener against Houston to provide as proof he can still play.