Packers DT Javon Hargrave's torn Achilles confirmed season-ending

The Packers' worst-case fear on Javon Hargrave became official Monday: tests confirmed the defensive tackle suffered a season-ending torn Achilles during Sunday's 38-14 win over the Bears.

Green Bay feared the injury immediately after the game, when coach Matt LaFleur called the apparent tear "deflating." Hargrave, the Packers' marquee free-agent addition at defensive tackle, went down late in garbage time of a blowout victory, and the follow-up testing removed any remaining doubt.

The loss rips a central piece out of the Packers' defensive front. Hargrave had been a consistent pressure source and run stopper inside, anchoring a rotation that overwhelmed Chicago's offense for most of the afternoon. Without him, Green Bay will lean on its remaining interior defenders and likely add a body to the group, with an injured-reserve designation clearing the roster spot.

The timing adds an extra sting with a short week ahead as the Packers turn toward their next game. The team's defensive-line rotation faces its first real test of the season without its biggest offseason investment, and the front office's options for replacements are now a practical question rather than a hypothetical.

For Hargrave, the recovery calendar becomes the priority. An Achilles tear typically carries a long rehabilitation arc, and the Packers will now operate with the expectation that their premier interior defender is done for the year.