Jordan Love will be active for Packers vs. Vikings just weeks after scary MCL injury
Jordan Love’s stunningly quick return from his knee injury is set to be complete.The star Packers quarterback will be active for the team’s Week 4 clash against the Vikings (3-0) on Sunday, according to ESPN.
Third-string quarterback Sean Clifford was notably not elevated to the Packers’ active roster on Saturday, meaning it is highly likely Love is ready to go.It comes just three weeks after he sprained the MCL in his left knee in the Packers’ season-opening loss to the Eagles.
The Packers opted not to place Love on injured reserve, betting that he’d return quicker than four weeks.It appears their gamble worked.Love is officially listed as questionable for the third straight week.
“I think anytime he’s out there, that’s encouraging,” head coach Matt LaFleur said earlier this week.“But again, we’ll see.”The Packers certainly haven’t faltered without Love, however.
Backup quarterback Malik Willis has led the team to back-to-back wins, completing 25-of-34 passes for 324 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions along with 114 yards and a touchdown rushing.The Packers traded for Willis, originally a third-round pick by the Titans in 2022, in exchange for a seventh-round pick just before the season.Love signed a four-year, $220 million contract extension this past offseason, putting him in a tie with Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence and Bengals signal-caller Joe Burrow for second-highest AAV in NFL history.
Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott surpassed both just ahead of the team’s Week 1 game, signing a four-year, $240 million extension.Love, the Packers’ first-round pick in 2020 (No.
26), enjoyed a breakout season last year, his first as the Packers’ full-time starter after sitting behind Aaron Rodgers the first three seasons of his career.He completed 64.2 percent of his passes for 4,159 yards, 32 touchdowns and 11 interceptions last year, leading the Packers to a playoff win over the Cowboys before falling to the 49ers in the ...