Rob Demovsky, ESPN Staff Writer
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Twelve days after struggling a left knee damage in the season opener, Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love returned to the apply subject and left open the chance of taking part in Sunday at the Tennessee Titans.
Love has missed just one sport — Sunday's win over the Indianapolis Colts, when Malik Willis began at quarterback — after preliminary indications have been that he might miss up to a month as a result of of a sprained MCL.
Love has a practical likelihood to return to play subsequent week at dwelling against the Minnesota Vikings if he's not in a position to return this week against the Titans, a supply instructed ESPN's Adam Schefter on Thursday.
On Wednesday, Love wore a protecting brace that was coated by a sleeve that prolonged nearly the total size of his leg and was formally a restricted participant in apply. Coach Matt LaFleur would not specify whether or not Love took half in solely chosen drills or took half in each drill below a rep rely.
In addition to nonetheless needing medical clearance, Love would have to be cell sufficient to defend himself from damage to play Sunday.
“The trainers are seeing everything I'm doing and they're not gonna put me out there unless they feel confident that I can protect myself,” Love stated Wednesday. “But at the same time, that's why it's good to get some practice reps in and get that feel of what it's like again.”
Love acknowledged that not every thing may be simulated in apply.
“There's just nothing like when it's live bullets, you're in the game and that rush is real,” stated Love, “so there's a lot of things I might not experience before I get back in the game.”
Willis stated he's impressed with Love's restoration.
“You can see that he feels more comfortable just moving around the building, the way he was out there today,” Willis stated. “I wouldn't be surprised [if Love plays]. I just have to stay ready and focus on what I can control [and] leave it up to him and Coach LaFleur.”
Meanwhile, LaFleur has been tasked with attempting to get Willis sufficient work in apply in order that he can use extra of the playbook than he did in Sunday's win over the Colts, when the Packers threw simply 14 instances and ran 53.
“That's always a challenge, and so throughout the course of the week, hopefully you get a better indication and that kind of leads to some of the decisions you have to make,” LaFleur stated of getting two quarterbacks prepared.
Willis is not Sunday's matchup as a revenge sport after the Titans traded him to the Packers for a seventh-round choose on Aug. 26. The 2022 third-round choose began three video games for Tennessee, going 1-2.
“No, I could care less, man,” Willis stated. “I think I got paid the whole time I was there. I'm more than blessed for the opportunities given me. They brought me into this league, whether those guys are there or not. That organization, they took a shot on me. … They did a great job by me.”
