Green Bay Packers rookie quarterback MarShawn Lloyd will miss at least the next four games after being placed on the injured reserve list Tuesday. Lloyd, a third-round draft pick who made his NFL debut Sunday, injured his ankle in the second half of the Packers’ 16-10 win over the Indianapolis Colts.
If Lloyd hadn’t been so unlucky with injuries, he wouldn’t have been so lucky at all. The rookie injured his hip early in training camp, injured his hamstring on his second play in the preseason opener, and then injured his ankle Sunday in his regular-season debut.
Lloyd carried the ball six times for 15 yards and caught one pass for three yards against the Colts. He had an explosive run in the first half that was called back for a holding penalty.
Lloyd will have to miss games against the Tennessee Titans, Minnesota Vikings, Los Angeles Rams and Arizona Cardinals before he is eligible to return to the field against the Houston Texans on October 20.
For the second year in a row, Emanuel Wilson will assume the role of primary backup behind veteran Josh Jacobs. Through two games, Wilson has rushed nine times for 55 yards and caught two passes for two yards. In the season opener, he had two runs of 10-plus yards.
With a roster spot open, the Packers signed running back Chris Brooks from the practice squad. The former Miami Dolphins player rushed 19 times for 106 yards in four games as a rookie last season. Brooks joined the Packers’ practice squad on Sept. 3.
