Packers receive two pieces of news they absolutely did not want to hear so close to the regular season
Young players will miss time due to injury
The Green Bay Packers had some injury concerns coming from the second preseason game on Saturday, against the Indianapolis Colts. It turns out, there will be problems ahead. Running back MarShawn Lloyd and rookie edge defender Barryn Sorrell will miss some time—which is a particularly concerning development with three weeks left before the regular season opener against the Detroit Lions.
MarShawn Lloyd can’t catch a break since being a third-round pick last year. The running back had hamstring and ankle injuries in 2024, in addition to an appendicitis. Now, he’s handling another hamstring tightness. On Saturday, Lloyd got hurt after making a 33-yard catch.
“I don’t know what to make of it other than the fact that he’s had to fight through a lot of adversity and hopefully he can rebound from this and we can get him back at some point in time,” head coach Matt LaFleur said on Sunday. “He certainly has shown a skill set and a playmaking ability. That was a heck of a play. It was a great throw, a really nice catch. But it’s just unfortunate.”
When asked if the coaching staff or Lloyd himself could do something to avoid this sequence of injuries, LaFleur indicated this is something the Packers are asking themselves.
“I mean, those are my questions to our medical staff all the time,” the coach added. “Is there anything else that we could be doing or he should be doing? He’s in great shape. I think you just got to chalk it up to some bad luck.”
Meanwhile, edge Barryn Sorrell suffered a knee injury and will miss time. In both instances, LaFleur mentioned it’s early to precise if the players will be out to start the regular season.
Lung injury
Safety Omar Brown left the the game with what LaFleur had called a ‘scary deal.’ The player is still in Indianapolis, but is doing better and is expected to be released from hospital and return to Green Bay on Monday.
“It’s a lung [injury], that’s a pretty serious thing,” LaFleur explained. “But he’s showing a lot of improvement, so that’s a positive.”
The Packers have a closed practice on Monday, and what the team will be able to actually do on the field will depend on the number of available players. Quarterback Jordan Love may be a part of it, returning from a left thumb injury.
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