As of Monday afternoon, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur has not definitively ruled out quarterback Jordan Love for the Colts' Week 2 matchup at Lambeau Field. LaFleur told media backup quarterback Malik Willis would start in place of Love if the QB1 is out.
Love exited the Packers' season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles Friday night with a knee injury late in the fourth quarter. The Packers went on to lose the game, 34-29.
Love, in his fifth year in the NFL, is coming off a 2023 season in which he recorded 4,159 passing yards and 32 touchdowns. He also became the first quarterback to help lead the Packers to the postseason in his first full year as a starter since at least 1950 (when the league began recording starts for every player).
Willis is in his third NFL season, selected in the third round of the 2022 NFL Draft by the Tennessee Titans. He appeared in 11 regular season games (3 starts) in his two years with the Titans, and currently has a career completion percentage of 52.2 percent (35-of-67) with 15 sacks, three interceptions and no touchdowns.
On Aug. 26, 2024 Willis was traded to the Packers for a seventh-round pick in the 2025 NFL Draft.
