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Packers’ Jordan Love ‘doing all the pieces in his energy’ to return, Matt LaFleur says

The Green Bay Packers have been without Jordan Love for the past two games, but their starting quarterback could return to the field soon. Love will be a limited participant in practice to start the week, head coach Matt LaFleur said Monday. “He’ll be limited, and then work it day by day,” LaFleur said. “He’s

Packers’ Jordan Love ‘doing all the pieces in his energy’ to return, Matt LaFleur says

The Green Bay Packers have been with out Jordan Love for the previous two video games, however their beginning quarterback may return to the sector quickly. Love will probably be a limited participant in practice to begin the week, head coach Matt LaFleur stated Monday.

“He’ll be restricted, after which work it day-to-day,” LaFleur said. “He is working by it, he is doing all the pieces in his energy, he needs to be on the market. We would like him on the market.”

Love injured his knee late within the Packers’ season-opening loss to the Philadelphia Eagles and was later recognized with an MCL sprain. Although he was anticipated to overlook not less than three weeks, Love returned to practice last week and stated that “he was feeling quite a bit higher.” He wasn’t dominated out of Week 3 till Sunday. 

In Love’s absence, Malik Willis stepped in for the Packers and led them to back-to-back victories. Inexperienced Bay traded for the 25-year-old on Aug. 27, sending a 2025 seventh-round choose to the Titans in return. Willis, a third-round choice by Tennessee within the 2022 NFL Draft, began three video games as a rookie however was the third-stringer for the Titans final season.

In wins over the Colts and Titans this season, Willis accomplished 75.8% of his passes for 324 yards and two touchdowns, whereas including 114 yards and one other landing on the bottom.

Malik Willis, Packers SHINE in DOMINANT win vs. Will Levis, Titans

As soon as Love is cleared to play, although, he’ll be within the lineup. Final 12 months, Love confirmed the Packers why they drafted him within the first spherical in 2020. In his first season as a full-time starter, Love put up 4,159 passing yards, 32 touchdowns, 11 interceptions and a 96.1 passer score. He guided Inexperienced Bay to the divisional spherical of the playoffs earlier than they have been eradicated in a slim loss to the San Francisco 49ers

Love and the Packers agreed to a four-year, $220 million extension this offseason. He threw for 260 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in a slim 34-29 loss to the Eagles in Week 1.

The Packers (2-1) face the undefeated Minnesota Vikings on Sunday in a pivotal NFC North matchup.

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