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Sep 6, 2024; Sao Paulo, BRA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) drops to throw during the second half against the Philadelphia Eagles at Neo Quimica Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Packers say QB Jordan Love (knee) questionable despite no practice

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Green Bay Packers fans weren’t expecting Jordan Love to play in Week 2, but then the injury report came out.

Love suffered a sprained MCL in his left knee in Green Bay’s Week 1 loss in Brazil and did not practice this week. Yet on Friday, he received a “questionable” designation for Sunday’s home game against the Indianapolis Colts, rather than being ruled out.

Packers coach Matt LaFleur said the quarterback has not yet been medically cleared to play.

“He’s doing good,” LaFleur told reporters. “He’s got a great attitude and is working hard and getting better every day.”

LaFleur had previously said the Packers would not place Love on injured reserve as they went “day to day” with his evaluation.

It’s been one week since Love’s injury. He was helped off the field with six seconds left in the 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles Sept. 6. Love went 17-for-34 passing for 260 yards, two touchdowns and one interception in that game.

Malik Willis was elevated to the starting role until Love’s return. Willis was acquired from the Tennessee Titans last month and was the No. 2 quarterback behind Love entering Week 1.

The Packers added wide receiver Jayden Reed (calf/shin) to the injury report Friday, marking him questionable. Running back MarShawn Lloyd (hamstring) is also questionable.

–Field Level Media

Sep 6, 2024; Sao Paulo, BRA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love (10) is assisted off the field after an injury during the second half against the Philadelphia Eagles at Neo Quimica Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Report: Packers QB Jordan Love to miss ‘a few weeks’

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love only is expected to miss “a few weeks” with a Grade 1/2 MCL sprain, NFL Network reported on Sunday.

The injury could see him return in as little as three weeks, per the report, but has the potential to keep him out for up to six weeks.

Initial tests had indicated that Love didn’t sustain any ACL damage and that his ACL is “intact,” NFL Network reported on Saturday.

Love sustained the injury to his lower left leg and was helped off the field with six seconds left in Friday night’s season-opening 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Love, 25, had just completed a 33-yard pass to Jayden Reed at midfield while trying to rally the Packers. When he dropped back to pass on the next snap, he was hit by Eagles defenders Josh Sweat and Jalen Carter and appeared to twist his leg while falling to the ground.

Backup Malik Willis, acquired in a trade last week with the Tennessee Titans, replaced Love and threw an incompletion before taking a sack on the final play. It’s reportedly still unclear whether Willis or last year’s backup Sean Clifford will start when the Packers play the visiting Indianapolis Colts on Sunday, Sept. 15.

Love, who signed a four-year, $220 million contract on July 26, finished Friday’s game with 260 yards on 17-of-34 passing with two touchdowns and an interception.

–Field Level Media

Nov 6, 2022; Glendale, Arizona, USA; Arizona Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz (86) leaves the field after facing the Seattle Seahawks at State Farm Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

Cardinals TE Zach Ertz had surgery to repair ACL, MCL

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Arizona Cardinals tight end Zach Ertz said Thursday that he underwent surgery to repair both his ACL and his MCL after suffering a season-ending left knee injury last month.

“We didn’t think the ACL was involved early on,” Ertz told reporters at a press conference where he accepted the Cardinals’ Walter Payton Man of the Year award.

“And then it just was partially torn and it wouldn’t have lasted long-term, so we had to get in and get both done. I’m glad it’s behind me now.”

Ertz said his goal is to be ready for Week 1 of the 2023 season but is only in the beginning stages of his rehab process.

Ertz, 32, was carted off the field Nov. 13 during a 27-17 win over the Los Angeles Rams. NFL Network reported at the time that he had suffered a season-ending knee injury.

The veteran tight end was in his first full season with the Cardinals after spending the bulk of his career with the Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles traded him to Arizona before the deadline in 2021.

Ertz had 47 receptions for 406 yards and four touchdowns in 10 games, all starts, in 2022. In 10 NFL campaigns he has caught 682 passes for 7,247 yards and 45 touchdowns. He was a Pro Bowler for three straight seasons in 2017-19.

–Field Level Media

Jun 9, 2021; Tampa, FL, USA; Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady (12) at AdventHealth Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports

Report: Tom Brady played 2020 season on fully torn MCL

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The legend of Tom Brady continues to grow.

The seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback underwent knee surgery in February, with Brady calling it “pretty serious” in May. That much is known.

But Thursday, competing reports only added to the mystery and intrigue of Brady’s left knee.

The Tampa Bay Times opened with a report that Brady played the entire 2020 season on a partially torn MCL, only to be outdone with an NFL Network report that said it was actually fully torn.

Further, Brady reportedly sustained the injury in his final season with the New England Patriots in 2019.

“It was an injury I dealt with really since last, you know, April, May,” Brady said last month, following the Bucs’ mandatory minicamp. “I knew I would have to do something at the end of the year and happy I did it. It was probably something that certainly needed to be done and there was a great outcome so I’m very happy about that. I feel like there’s some things I’ll be able to do this year that I wasn’t able to do last year.”

Brady threw for 4,633 yards and 40 touchdowns against 12 interceptions during the regular season, adding another 1,061 yards with 10 TDs in the postseason, including the Super Bowl victory.

–Field Level Media