Packers' Allen Lazard: Makes appearance on side

Lazard (abdomen) went through a pre-practice stretch with the Packers' rehab group during Wednesday's practice, Wes Hodkiewicz of the Packers' official site reports.

Lazard can't officially rejoin the Packers for practice since he isn't yet eligible to return from injured reserve, but his involvement with the rehab group is at least a tangible sign of progress for the wideout. He was initially projected to miss about a month after undergoing core-muscle surgery earlier in October, so Lazard could have an outside shot at being ready to play as soon as Week 9, when Green Bay travels to San Francisco for a Thursday night game.