JORDAN Love is set to undergo surgery on his hand today to repair it ahead of the NFL season.
Love was forced to miss Green Bay Packers practice after injuring his hand in the team’s first preseason play.
Packers quarterback Jordan Love is undergoing a procedure to repair his hand[/caption]
Love shouldn’t miss any time during the regular season[/caption]
Love will undergo a procedure on his left thumb to repair a damaged ligament.
He isn’t expected to miss any time in the regular season, and should return to practice within a week.
The injury was sustained when Love attempted to escape the pocket on a third-down play.
While he was running away, his hand hit defensive tackle Jay Tufele’s helmet and the play ended in a sack.
Love exited the game after he was taken down.
“Yeah, that last play where he split two guys,” Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said.
“I think a helmet just got it.”
The injury was to Love’s non-throwing hand, so the only concern is about his ability to handle a snap.
He should have no trouble throwing the ball after the procedure.
The team isn’t concerned with Love’s ability to be back for Week 1 of the regular season, with Gutekunst saying Green Bay will “get him back in plenty of time, and I don’t foresee this affecting him long term at all.”
Head coach Matt LaFleur said he expects a “relatively quick recovery.”
“He’s had a good camp so far. Obviously, I think as he gets back, we’ll kind of assess where he’s at,” Gutekunst said.
“It’s one of those things where I think he’ll be back at practice next week.
“How much he can do leading into that Seattle game, we’ll kind of see. He’ll be day to day a little bit.
“You never want any of these guys to be out because you want to be working as a team.
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“They all need the work obviously. More importantly, he’ll be ready for Week 1, and that’s the most important thing.”
The Packers will split reps between their backup options while Love recovers from his procedure.
Backup Malik Willis will get the bulk of the No. 1 reps, with former Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford and Taylor Elgersma following behind.
Those three QBs will likely handle the entirety of the Packers’ second preseason game against the Indianapolis Colts.
