Packers make curious practice change while dealing with Jordan Love injury concern

Packers make curious practice change while dealing with Jordan Love injury concern

The Eagles are not the only team dealing with quarterback uncertainty entering the playoffs.

Packers quarterback Jordan Love said he’s “hopeful” he can play Sunday in Philadelphia while dealing with a right elbow injury that made him a limited participant in Wednesday’s practice.

Green Bay notably even went so far as to end the media’s practice presence after stretching and before individual drills, which are usually open to reporters, thus preventing those present from seeing Love throw, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

“Just based on my hand, getting back to it,” Love said of being a limited participant limited Wednesday.

Though it’s not DEFCON alert yet in the Frozen Tundra, the Packers received a scare in Week 18 when he exited the loss to the Bears after hitting his elbow on a throw.

Love later said he experienced numbness in his throwing hand, though coach Matt LaFleur said his franchise quarterback could have re-entered the game if needed.

Jordan Love tends to his elbow during Week 18. @Rate_the_Refs/X
Love felt numbness in his hand after being hit on his funny elbow. @Rate_the_Refs/X

Love noted the numbness went away by the next day and his grip felt fine Wednesday, with elbow soreness being more of the issue Wednesday.

He even noted that it still hurts him when he throws and added that he will wait until later in the week — perhaps Thursday or Friday — when asked if he “let loose” in practice.

LaFleur, providing few details, said that Love threw on a limited basis Wednesday.

“I’ll throw, ya know, my normal” Love said. “I don’t know. I don’t know what you mean by that, sorry.”

The NFL playoff bracket entering wild-card weekend.

Now it’s certainly possible Love is being a bit coy about his status, but it’s notable he did not clearly state he would play Sunday, instead opting for “we’ll see.”

He’s unsure if he will have to wear any padding Sunday, provided he plays.

The Packers are holding as 4.5-point underdogs at DraftKings against the Eagles, showing that the betting community is expecting both Love and Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts will play Sunday.

Jordan Love being attended to in Week 18. Getty Images
Love led the Packers to the playoffs last year. AP

Hurts, who missed the final two weeks of the regular season after exiting Week 16 with a concussion, returned to practice Wednesday.

The Eagles beat the Packers, 34-29, in Week 1 in Brazil on a sloppy field, with Love suffering a knee injury that knocked him out for the next two weeks.

“Got to go out there and play our best ball Sunday,” Love said. “You could be undefeated into playoffs and lose your first game, you got to be able to go out there and execute and be at our best.”

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