Packers do not rule out QB Jordan Love (knee) against Colts

GREEN BAY, Wis. — Don't cross Jordan Love's name off the list for Sunday's game against the Indianapolis Colts just yet. Although he hasn't practiced once since injuring his left knee in the season opener on Sept. 6, the Green Bay Packers quarterback was not ruled out on Friday, just listed as questionable.

Earlier Friday, Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Love still needed medical clearance.

“He's doing well, you know,” LaFleur said Friday about an hour before the injury report was released. “He's got a great attitude, he's working hard and he's getting better every day.”

Love was originally expected to miss several games due to the medial ligament strain he sustained six seconds before the end of the opening loss in Brazil.

NFL teams can release status updates on Saturday, so it's possible the Packers could downgrade Love at that time.

The Packers also added receiver Jayden Reed (shin/calf) to the injury report on Friday and listed him as questionable. Running back MarShawn Lloyd, who is questionable because of a hamstring injury, was the only other Packers player with injury status for Sunday.

Malik Willis, who was acquired in a trade with the Titans on August 26, practiced all week as the starting quarterback. The Packers are expected to bring Sean Clifford up from the practice squad for game day.

Willis has made three NFL starts – all during his 2022 rookie season in Tennessee. The Titans went 1-2 in those games, and Willis has not thrown any passes for over 100 yards in any of those starts.

Now Willis has been asked to start a game less than three weeks after joining the Packers, where he is learning his fourth different offensive strategy in three professional seasons.

“I'm not sure you can really compare it,” Willis said this week. “Coming in as a rookie and not being completely comfortable with NFL football in general is different than coming into a different scheme. I mean, I've had three different offenses in the last three seasons at Tennessee. More than anything, you just have to try to balance the bridge and do your best to execute it the way it's called for here.”