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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love was not on the practice field to start on-field prep for the Detroit Lions on Wednesday, according to Mike Spofford of the team’s official site.

Love was one of seven players not practicing on Wednesday.

Per Rob Demovsky of ESPN, Love rode the exercise bike during team stretch inside the Don Hutson Center and did not go outside with the team for practice.

Coach Matt LaFleur said the Packers will give Love the week to get physically ready to play.

“Just take it one day at a time and see where he’s at at the end of the week,” LaFleur said post-practice on Wednesday. “He wants to play, but we’ll see where he’s at by the end of the week.”

LaFleue wasn’t sure if Love would practice Thursday.

Love is dealing with what is considered to be a minor groin strain. He suffered the injury during the first quarter of Sunday’s win over the Jacksonville Jaguars and eventually exited the game in the third quarter.

Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Love is expected to get treatment for the injury all week and will likely be a game-time decision come Sunday, although he is “determined” to play against the Lions.

The Packers will put out an initial injury report on Wednesday, while the final injury report with playing status designations arrives Friday afternoon.

LaFleur and the Packers may have to decide between Love starting the game at less than 100 percent or sitting him in a big divisional game while providing a real chance to get fully healthy during the Week 10 bye. The Packers play the Chicago Bears on Sunday, Nov. 17, which would give Love three full weeks to recover.

The Packers are 6-2 through eight games, while the Lions are 6-1. The winner Sunday will assume first place in the NFC North.

Love missed two games with an MCL sprain earlier this season. Backup quarterback Malik Willis helped the Packers win both games, and he also came on for Love last Sunday and executed a game-winning drive. If Love can’t go, Sean Clifford would be the expected backup behind Willis as a practice squad elevation.

This article was updated with new information.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is considered to be day to day with a groin strain, but he wants to play Sunday and he won’t need to be 100 percent to start the showdown with the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field.

Per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Love is “determined to play” despite the injury, and Rapoport thinks Love has a “really good chance” to play Sunday.

“It’s just a groin strain,” Rapoport said Wednesday. “This is going to be a matter of doing rehab, getting treatment, working right up until game time, just seeing if he’s good enough to play. He is determined to play. He does not need to be 100 percent to play. That makes me believe that he’s got a really good chance.”

Love injured his groin early on in the Packers’ win over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sunday. He played through the injury for two quarters but eventually exited the game early in the third quarter.

The Packers will practice Wednesday, and Rapoport wasn’t sure if Love would be participating or not to start the week. It’s possible he’ll be held out of practice to let the groin heal and give Love the best chance to play Sunday.

Malik Willis, who is 2-0 as the starter, would start if Love can’t go against the Lions.

If Love’s knee injury earlier this season is any indication, expect the Packers quarterback to be a game-time decision, with limited practice availability this week and a likely “questionable” listing on the final injury report on Friday. And don’t expect coach Matt LaFleur to divulge any important details on his status this week.

The Packers have a bye in Week 10, so barring a setback, Love should be close to 100 percent when Green Bay faces the Chicago Bears coming out of the bye in Week 11.

An MRI done Monday on Jordan Love’s new injury revealed a minor groin strain, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network. The Green Bay Packers quarterback is expected to get treatment and be monitored throughout this week, but a major injury has now been ruled out.

Per Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, Love is considered day to day and will still have a shot at playing Sunday against the Detroit Lions.

Love suffered the injury on the first drive of the Packers’ win over the Jacksonville. He came up gimpy following an extended play in which he threw downfield while scrambling to his right. Love remained in the game for the next two quarters, but his movement was severely limited and the Packers eventually removed him after got bumped following a throw on the first drive of the second half.

The Packers play the Lions in a major NFC North battle on Sunday at Lambeau Field. Even if Love practices in any capacity this week, he’s likely headed towards a game-time decision come Sunday. Green Bay has the bye week in Week 10, so if Love sits on Sunday, he’ll get a full three weeks to recover before playing the Chicago Bears coming out of the bye on Nov. 17.

The Packers’ backup quarterback is Malik Willis, who won both of his starts in place of Love earlier this season and led a game-winning drive on Sunday in Jacksonville.

Love missed starts in Week 2 and Week 3 while recovering from a sprained MCL in his left knee.

Coach Matt LaFleur is scheduled to address the media later Monday. He’ll likely be able to confirm that Love avoided a long-term injury.

The Packers are also awaiting test results on cornerback Jaire Alexander, who appeared to suffer a knee injury late on Sunday. Per Rob Demovsky of ESPN, Alexander is also having an MRI on Monday.

Although the issue is believed to be minor, the groin injury suffered by Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love will put his playing status “in doubt” for Sunday’s showdown with the Detroit Lions, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

Rapoport described the injury as a “groin pull” and said it’s possible Love will sit this week before the bye to give the injury adequate time to rest and heal.

“This one much more minor. He’s dealing with a groin injury,” Rapoport said. “Not considered to be a major injury, really just a groin pull. But it does make his status for this week’s game in doubt. One game and then they have the bye if they want to get him extra rest, so it could be Malik Willis this week for the Packers.”

The Packers face the Lions Sunday at Lambeau Field and then have the bye in Week 10. Coming out of the bye, Matt LaFleur’s team goes to Chicago to play the Bears on Nov. 17.

Love suffered the groin injury while scrambling to his right early in Sunday’s win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played through it for the better part of two quarters, but the Packers pulled him from the game once Love — who was struggling with mobility — believed he could no longer protect himself.

Willis entered the game, led the Packers back from a 17-13 deficit and then delivered the game-winning drive after the Jaguars tied the game at 27-27 with under two minutes to go.

While Willis has been terrific in a backup role, not having Love would be a significant blow ahead of a major matchup with the Lions, who lead the NFC North at 6-1 entering Week 9.

If Love sits Sunday, he will have three full weeks between the day of the injury and the Week 11 matchup against the Bears. The Packers must first determine the severity of the injury and then weigh the risks and rewards of playing him Sunday.

While the Packers would love to have their starting quarterback available for a home game against the division leaders, getting Love healthy for the second half of the season is probably more important.

More testing is required come Monday, but the Green Bay Packers are currently hopeful that quarterback Jordan Love avoided a long-term injury to his groin on Sunday, according to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

Love suffered the injury early on during Sunday’s win over the Jacksonville Jaguars. He played through the injury for the better part of two quarters but eventually exited the game early in the third quarter and didn’t return. His mobility was compromised, and coach Matt LaFleur said the decision to make the switch to Malik Willis arrived when Love no longer believed he could protect himself. He left the game after getting bumped while back-pedaling following a throw on the Packers’ first series of the third quarter.

Per Pelissero, Love’s status for next week’s visit from the Detroit Lions is “TBD,” or to be determined.

The Packers will practice for the first time next week on Wednesday. More information on Love’s practice schedule for the week could be known Monday when LaFleur addresses the media, but the Packers previously played their cards close to the vest with Love’s knee injury in September.

Willis took over for Love and led the Packers on a game-winning drive, with his 51-yard completion to Jayden Reed setting up a 24-yard field goal from Brandon McManus as time expired.

Love, who missed two games with a sprained MCL earlier this season, finished 14 of 22 passing for 196 yards and an interception against the Jaguars. He is still wearing a brace on his left knee to protect the ligament.

The Packers won both previous starts from Willis — against the Colts and Titans in back-to-back weeks.

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur couldn’t provide a specific update on Jordan Love’s groin injury, but he did say there is an elevated concern level within the team after Love had to exit the game early in the second half during Sunday’s win over the Jacksonville Jaguars.

Love suffered a lower-body injury while extending a play to his right during the first series. He battled through the injury but ended up going down following a play and exiting the game during the Packers’ first drive of the second half.

“Obviously, high level of concern,” LaFleur said. “He did it early in the first drive. I think everybody could see him struggling to move around. It got to a point, he didn’t feel like he could protect himself, so we went with Malik.”

Love left the game after completing 14 of 22 passes for 196 yards and an interception. He was laboring through pain and stuck with limited mobility throughout the first half, and he eventually went down after getting bumped following a play in the third quarter.

Willis entered the game and led a pair of touchdown drives, including one to re-take the lead at 20-17 and another following a turnover to extend the lead to 27-17. After the Jaguars tied the game at 27, Willis hit Jayden Reed on a 51-yard completion to set up the game-winning field goal.

“Can’t say enough great things about Malik Willis,” LaFleur said. “The moment is never too big for him.”

The Packers improved to 6-2 with a fourth consecutive victory. The Jaguars fell to 2-6 — with four of the losses by five or fewer points, including Sunday’s.

“We knew this was going to be a battle,” LaFleur said.

With a win in the rear-view mirror, all eyes now turn to Love’s injury status.

The Packers host the NFC North-leading Detroit Lions next Sunday at Lambeau Field. An update on Love might not arrive until Monday, when LaFleur answers questions from the media in his day after press conference, or even Wednesday, when the Packers practice for the first time and release the first injury report of Week 9.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love exited Sunday’s game against the Jacksonville Jaguars on the first drive of the second half after suffering a lower body injury.

The Packers announced the injury as a groin injury. He is questionable to return.

Love appeared to injure his left knee on an extended play in the first quarter. He played through the injury with movement limitations in the first half, but he got bumped at the end of a pass play on second down to open the second half and needed to be replaced by Malik Willis.

Love, who tried to limp off the field, did not return to the field for the Packers’ second series of the second half.

The Packers went 2-0 with Willis as the starter earlier this season. Love missed games against the Indianapolis Colts and Tennessee Titans after suffering an MCL sprain against the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil to open the season.

The Packers also ruled out safety Evan Williams with a hamstring injury.