The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel’s Tom Silverstein wrote a great piece on Wednesday covering the Green Bay Packers, who are currently on the team’s injury lists. In it, he had the following to say about second-year, third-round running back MarShawn Lloyd:
“Lloyd has met with more specialists to help figure out imbalances in his body that may be causing the hamstring and groin injuries that have sidelined him.”
If I were to guess, Lloyd probably went through a similar process there as Watson and Stokes did a few years ago.
Beyond just Lloyd, Silverstein added that defensive ends Brenton Cox Jr. and Colin Oliver are both close to returning, but that the team won’t open their practice window until they’re needed. Currently, the Packers have six defensive ends on the 53-man roster, with Lukas Van Ness likely to return from his foot injury relatively soon. I wouldn’t be surprised if neither is activated this season, unless there’s a cluster of injuries at the position.
Oliver apparently had surgery on his hamstring, even though head coach Matt LaFleur stated at the start of training camp this summer that Oliver’s injury was not thought to be a long-term issue. Clearly, that was a misevaluation on Green Bay’s end.
Per Silverstein, the target date for receiver Jayden Reed to return to the field is around Thanksgiving. At the moment, Reed’s foot injury has recovered fully, and the team is just waiting on his collarbone to be cleared.
Lloyd, Cox and Reed are all on the Packers’ injured reserve, while Oliver is on the physically unable to perform list. Green Bay is only allotted eight players each season to designate for return from the injured reserve. Lloyd has already been designated to return, along with offensive lineman Jacob Monk, as he was placed on the IR without being subject to waivers at the 53-man roster cutdown deadline. Monk has already been activated to the Packers’ 53-man roster.
