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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- The Packers are expected to activate JC Tretter off the injured reserve/designated to return list before their next game on Nov. 9 against the Chicago Bears.

But where will they play him?

That's something the coaches are discussing during this week’s bye.

"We'll answer the JC Tretter situation here I would think this week some time," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said as the Packers began their bye week.

Tretter won't get his starting center job back despite spending the entire offseason with the No. 1 offensive line until he fractured his knee in the penultimate preseason game. Rookie Corey Linsley now has a firm hold on that job, and Garth Gerhart was promoted from the practice squad to back him up.

The Packers will need a roster spot to activate Tretter, so Gerhart's position as the No. 2 center is tenuous.

But if the ankle injury that knocked out T.J. Lang from last Sunday's loss at the New Orleans Saints keeps from playing against the Bears, then Tretter could be a possibility at right guard. Lane Taylor finished the game against the Saints for Lang, but Tretter might be a better option, considering how well he played at center before his injury and some of the problems Taylor had, especially as a run blocker.

"We're still working through that," offensive coordinator Tom Clements said earlier this week.

Tretter returned to practice two weeks ago -- the earliest possible date allowed under the temporary injured reserve rules -- and has practiced at all the offensive line positions, including tackle, where he played in college at Cornell.

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