GREEN BAY, Wis. — Each of the Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterbacks had been feeling the aftereffects of accidents to their throwing arms as they started preparations for Sunday’s NFC wild-card recreation in opposition to the Philadelphia Eagles.
For starter Jordan Love, who left the regular-season finale in opposition to the Chicago Bears after he banged his proper elbow, he mentioned the numbness he skilled in his hand throughout the recreation has gone away however his elbow remains to be sore.
“Yeah, it is extra my elbow,” Love mentioned Wednesday. “Recovering [from] that.”
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For backup Malik Willis, who banged his throwing hand on a Bears participant’s helmet within the fourth quarter, he mentioned that X-rays after the sport had been unfavourable however that he nonetheless would not really feel as if he has his regular grip on the ball.
“I imply, it would not really feel regular, no,” Willis mentioned. “I simply did no matter they allowed me to do on the market at the moment, and we’ll see the way it goes the remainder of the week.”
Each had been listed as restricted individuals in apply.
Packers coach Matt LaFleur mentioned Love threw “on a restricted foundation” in apply.
After Sunday’s recreation, Love mentioned he nonetheless had numbness in his hand.
“Just about by the following day, I used to be just about feeling again to regular,” Love mentioned Wednesday. “The following morning.”
Love mentioned he didn’t put on any protecting protecting on his elbow throughout apply however would think about sporting one thing in Sunday’s recreation if obligatory.
The Packers are additionally coping with the lack of receiver Christian Watson, who averaged a team-best 21.4 yards per catch. Watson sustained a torn ACL in his proper knee within the second quarter in opposition to the Bears.
Receiver Romeo Doubs, who missed Sunday’s recreation with an sickness, returned to apply Wednesday, and the Packers will even rely extra closely on Jayden Reed, Dontayvion Wicks, Bo Melton and Malik Heath. Melton may now change into their default-threat receiver rather than Watson.
“All people in our room obtained particular issues they do effectively,” Melton mentioned. “For myself, I can run, too. Christian is 6-4 and may run. Changing him is clearly not going to be too [easy]. However our workforce of receivers, all of us make performs. Regardless of whose quantity is named, all people in our receiver room did one thing. We obtained historical past to again it up.”
The Packers additionally might get again a pair of defensive gamers who’ve missed a number of video games. Linebacker Quay Walker (ankle) and security Evan Williams (hamstring) each returned to apply for the primary time since their accidents. Walker and Williams each missed the previous three video games.
