The Green Bay Packers entered the training camp excited over what second-year running back MarShawn Lloyd can do on the field. After playing just one game in 2024, Lloyd comes across as someone with the potential to surprise, even though he’s going to be playing behind established star tailback Josh Jacobs.
However, Lloyd went down with a non-contact injury during practice on Monday, forcing the Packers to keep him sidelined on Tuesday. The initial thought was that Lloyd suffered the injury after taking a hit from cornerback Nate Hobbs.
Jacobs not worried about Green Bay Packers second-year RB’s status
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The good news for Lloyd and the Packers is that it doesn’t seem that the former USC Trojans star’s injury will put his availability for Week 1 of the 2025 season in jeopardy, with Jacobs providing a reassuring take on his fellow running back.
“He’s going to be alright, man,” said Jacobs of Lloyd, per John Miller of NBC26. “He’s not about to miss much time. I don’t really know the extent of his injury, but I know it’s not nothing major so he’s going to be alright.”
The 2025 NFL season can essentially be viewed as a rookie year again for Lloyd, as injuries to his hip, hamstring and ankle punished his body in 2024. That’s not to mention the appendectomy he had just when he was about to return to the field.
In any case, Jacobs is very much capable of handling the touches in Green Bay’s rushing attack, though it wouldn’t hurt the Packers to have another reliable weapon to share the load with him. In 2024, the former Alabama Crimson Tide star turned 301 carries into a total of 1,329 rushing yards and 15 touchdowns.
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