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Pankey was part of the final cuts on Sept. 2, but the Packers brought him back on the practice squad the following day.
Then with the offensive line ravished by injuries, the team promoted Pankey to the 53-man roster last Wednesday and he was active Sunday for the 34-23 loss at Atlanta, although he did not play.
If Pankey is active again Sunday, he will have a chance to make his NFL debut against his hometown team when the Cincinnati Bengals visit Lambeau Field.
Green Bay starting tackles Bryan Bulaga (ankle) and David Bakhtiari (hamstring) were inactive Sunday, and McCarthy said it’s still too early in the week to know if they’ll be able to go Sunday.
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“(We’re” going to practice here in an hour and find out where in the hell we’re at injury wise,” he said. “We’re going to have a bunch of guys on the injury list. We’re going down there with 13 guys going into the rehab program and hopefully working into the practice structure.”
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