Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love will miss ‘three to 6 weeks’ after struggling an damage within the staff’s season opener in opposition to Philadelphia, in accordance with NFL Community insider Tom Pelissero.
There have been preliminary fears Love had torn his ACL after being caught between two tackling Eagles defenders on the ultimate drive of the Packers’ 34-29 loss in Brazil.
Nonetheless, the damage is believed to be an MCL sprain, which doesn’t require surgical procedure.
Love accomplished 17 of 34 passes for 260 yards with two touchdowns and an interception in opposition to Philadelphia, and season-long expectations are excessive for the fifth-year quarterback.
He exploded final 12 months in his first as a full-time starter with 4,159 passing yards and 32 touchdowns, main the Packers to an upset win over Dallas in his playoff debut earlier than dropping to eventual NFC champions San Francisco.
Love signed a four-year, $220m extension in July.
Backup quarterback Malik Willis – acquired from Tennessee for a seventh-round decide this offseason – will probably begin in Inexperienced Bay’s residence opener in opposition to Indianapolis subsequent week.
Watch the Atlanta Falcons tackle the Pittsburgh Steelers from 6pm dwell on Sky Sports activities on Sunday September 8, adopted by the Dallas Cowboys on the Cleveland Browns from 9.25pm and the Los Angeles Rams on the Detroit Lions at 1.20am Monday morning. Additionally stream with NOW.
