Tag: Marshawn Lloyd

The nightmare rookie season for Green Bay Packers rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd is now over. According to Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Lloyd is still recovering from an aggravation of a hamstring injury suffered before his appendectomy in November and won’t play again during the 2024 season.

Lloyd, who was on the non-football illness list, is now listed on injured reserve.

Per Silverstein, Lloyd is recovered from the appendectomy but isn’t yet healthy after the hamstring aggravation.

A third-round pick out of USC, Lloyd played in only one game as a rookie due to several injuries and the emergency surgery to fix appendicitis.

Lloyd injured his hip to start training camp, suffered his first hamstring injury in his preseason debut against the Cleveland Browns, suffered an ankle injury requiring a trip to injured reserve in his regular season debut against the Indianapolis Colts and then had the combination of hamstring injury and appendectomy just as he was about to return from injured reserve in November.

Lloyd carried six times for 15 yards and caught one pass in his lone appearance as a rookie.

Per Silverstein, the Packers are planning to send Lloyd to the same specialists at UW-Madison who helped Christian Watson and Eric Stokes safeguard their hamstrings against recurring injuries last offseason. Neither Watson nor Stokes suffered a hamstring problem this season.

Even without Lloyd, the Packers were still a dominant rushing team in 2024. Starter Josh Jacobs rushed for over 1,300 yards and finished sixth in the NFL in rushing, Emanuel Wilson rushed for over 500 yards and finished second among running backs in success rate and former Dolphin running back Chris Brooks emerged as a versatile backup option.

If he can get healthy to start 2025, Lloyd will be a top competitor to backup Jacobs at running back for the Packers offense.

It’s still possible the Green Bay Packers will return rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd before the end of this season, according to coach Matt LaFleur.

Lloyd, who hasn’t played since Week 2, is still on the non-football illness list but is eligible to return at any time. LaFleur said the Packers won’t rush him back but will keep the door open to a return with three games to go.

“I never want to shut the door on that. If he’s able to,” LaFleur said Thursday. “We’re getting down towards the end here, but I never want to shut that door totally. He’s going to focus on continuing to get better, and when he can go, he’ll go.”

Lloyd has been through the wringer as a rookie. He injured his hip to start training camp. He injured his hamstring during the first preseason game. He injured his ankle in his NFL regular season debut. And then he needed a surprise appendectomy just as he was about to return from injured reserve.

Lloyd will need to get back on the practice field first. And before he can practice, he needs to be activated from the non-football illness list to the 53-man roster.

The Packers are rolling with likely Pro Bowler Josh Jacobs, who has 293 touches this season, and backups Emanuel Wilson and Chris Brooks. Lloyd, however, could add a dynamic option down the stretch if he’s able to return and get up to speed.

In his only game action this season, Lloyd rushed six times for 15 yards and caught one pass.

Jordan Love ascending

LaFleur believes quarterback Jordan Love is playing his best football to end the 2024 season. The Packers coach sees his quarterback manipulating the pocket and making good decisions with the football at a high level since the bye.

“I think this is the best ball he’s played,” LaFleur said. “I think he’s playing at a really high level.”

Over the last five games, Love has thrown eight touchdown passes and only one interception while posting five straight games with a passer rating of 100.0 or better. He’s completing 68.7 percent of his passes with an overall passer rating of 119.9, and he leads the NFL in yards per attempt (9.9) since Week 11.

Arguably nothing is more important for postseason success than a top quarterback playing at an elite level. The Packers appear to have that box checked as January nears.

The Saints have allowed only 14 touchdown passes this season, and no team has scored more than 21 points against New Orleans over the last five games. Can Love remain hot against an underrated defense?

Jaire update

LaFleur said cornerback Jaire Alexander was a full participant during Thursday’s practice but a review of the practice tape will be required before the team knows anything more about his potential return this week.

“I can tell you after I watch the tape,” LaFleur said. “He was out there. He was full. We’ll look at the tape and hopefully we can build on that and have a great day tomorrow.”

Alexander, who first injured his knee in late October, practiced fully on Wednesday and Thursday last week but didn’t show enough physically during the two practices to prove he was ready to play in a game. Alexander has missed four straight games and five of the last six since suffering the injury in Jacksonville in Week 8.

The Packers will practice again Friday.

After activating him to the 53-man roster on Monday, the Green Bay Packers placed rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd on the non-football illness list on Wednesday.

Lloyd, a third-round pick out of USC, needed an appendectomy to fix appendicitis on Friday of last week.

The move will open up a spot on the 53-man roster, but Lloyd will miss the next four games before he’s eligible to return. Green Bay plays the San Francisco 49ers, Miami Dolphins, Detroit Lions and Seattle Seahawks over the next four weeks.

Lloyd rushed six times for 15 yards and caught one pass for three yards in his one appearance this season. He injured his ankle in Week 2 and missed the last eight games while on injured reserve.

Because the Packers designated Lloyd for return from injured reserve, he needed to be activated to the 53-man roster before going on the non-football injury list.

The other roster move announced Wednesday was signing receiver Alex McGough to the practice squad.

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur said rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd missed practice Friday while being treated for appendicitis, dealing the team’s third-round pick another medical setback in a rookie season already filled with them.

“You can’t make this stuff up. Unfortunately, he had appendicitis,” LaFleur said Friday. “It’s a shame. He was making progress. But he’ll rebound, I’m confident in that, that’s what I told him. But it’s a shame, certainly.”

Lloyd injured his hip soon after reporting to training camp, suffered a hamstring injury during the Packers’ first preseason game and then injured his ankle in his NFL debut in Week 2. Now, his return to the field will be delayed longer while recovering from an internal problem.

LaFleur said Lloyd felt pain in his abdomen this morning and was sent to get checked. He wasn’t sure if Lloyd had surgery or will have surgery to correct the issue, but the ailment often requires surgical intervention.

Lloyd was likely on track to being activated from injured reserve and playing Sunday against the Chicago Bears. LaFleur wasn’t sure how this new issue would affect Lloyd’s ability to come off injured reserve considering the Packers opened Lloyd’s 21-day practice window on Monday. By rule, the team has until Dec. 2 to activate him to the 53-man roster or Lloyd must miss the rest of the season. LaFleur said the Packers were in contact with the league on the problem.

In 2022, left tackle David Bakhtiari needed emergency surgery for appendicitis and missed almost a month of game action.

Lloyd has missed the last seven games with an ankle injury suffered in early September.

The assumption is Lloyd will remain on injured reserve and not play Sunday against the Bears. In one game this season, Lloyd rushed six times for 15 yards and caught one pass for three yards.

The Packers designated rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd for return from injured reserve on Monday, opening his 21-day practice window and the door for Lloyd to return to the 53-man roster before the Packers take on the Chicago Bears on Sunday.

After trading Preston Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, the Packers have an empty roster spot, so no corresponding move is required to activate Lloyd between now and Sunday.

General manager Brian Gutekunst hinted last week that Lloyd was nearing a return and could take Smith’s spot on the roster.

Lloyd, a third-round pick out of USC and a college teammate of Bears quarterback Caleb Williams, injured his ankle in Week 2 and has missed the last seven games. The rookie rushed six times for 15 yards and caught one pass for three yards in his one game of action so far this season.

The Packers have Josh Jacobs entrenched as the starter and Emanuel Wilson and Chris Brooks as backups, so it’s possible Lloyd will have to bide time before he gets an opportunity. However, his explosive traits — both as a one-cut runner and potentially as a receiver out of the backfield — should provide another weapon as the Packers attempt to catch fire on offense down the stretch in 2024.

With his 21-day window now open, the Packers have until Dec. 2 to activate Lloyd to the 53-man roster.

Tight end Luke Musgrave is the only other player on injured reserve who is capable of being designated to return this season. Tight end Tyler Davis and running back A.J. Dillon are on injured reserve and are done for the season.

Green Bay Packers rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd is a candidate to come off injured reserve and take the 53-man roster spot vacated by Tuesday’s trade of Preston Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers.

Lloyd, a third-round pick in the 2024 draft, has missed the last seven games after injuring his ankle in Week 2.

“We’ve got MarShawn Lloyd coming off IR here pretty soon hopefully, that could factor into that,” general manager Brian Gutekunst said Tuesday.

The Packers are on a bye in Week 10, so Gutekunst has until next Saturday to fill his 53-man roster before Green Bay faces the Chicago Bears in Week 11.

Among his options is Lloyd, an explosive runner who hasn’t been healthy as a rookie.

Lloyd rushed six times for 15 yards and caught one pass in his NFL debut against the Indianapolis Colts, but he injured his ankle and was placed on injured reserve. Lloyd also missed time during training camp with hip and hamstring injuries.

Matt LaFleur and the Packers came into the season excited about what Lloyd could bring to the table as a runner and receiver. He has rare burst for a 220-pound running back, and the Packers see him as a capable pass-catcher out of the backfield. But he’ll have to make up for lost time if returns to the roster soon.

The Packers currently have three running backs on the 53-man roster: starter Josh Jacobs and backups Emanuel Wilson and Chris Brooks. Jacobs is among the league leaders in touches and yards, while Wilson and Brooks have both filled in capably as backup options.

Gutekunst wouldn’t have to activate Lloyd immediately. He can be designated to return and get a three-week practice window without counting against the 53-man roster.