Packers Training Camp Practice News and Notes, 7/29: MarShawn Lloyd injury update

Packers Training Camp Practice News and Notes, 7/29: MarShawn Lloyd injury update
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Lloyd is dealing with a non-contact groin injury after four separate issues led to him playing just one regular season game as a rookie.

“Unfortunate” is the term that Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur used to explain running back MarShawn Lloyd’s injury in his pre-practice press conference. Lloyd, a second-year third-round pick, only played in one regular-season game as a rookie last year due to a series of medical issues, including appendicitis and injuries to his hip, hamstring and ankle.

Now, Lloyd has a groin issue that he apparently sustained on Monday. At first, it was believed that Lloyd was injured on a low hit from cornerback Nate Hobbs, but the staff stated that Lloyd actually had a non-contact injury earlier in practice. Either way, he wasn’t brought back onto the field after the Hobbs hit yesterday.

Beyond the bad news on the Lloyd front, though, here’s what else happened at training camp on Tuesday.

Participation

On top of Lloyd, receiver Dontayvion Wicks dropped out of practice on Monday. Today, his injury, which kept him out of action, was reported as a calf issue. Besides Wicks and Lloyd, there were no new injuries announced at the start of practice.

This means that receiver Malik Heath and defensive end Brenton Cox Jr., who didn’t finish practice yesterday, returned to the field today. Receiver Christian Watson (knee), offensive lineman John Williams (back) and defensive end Collin Oliver (hamstring) remain on the team’s injury lists.

Later on in practice, third-round rookie receiver Savion Williams, who sustained a concussion earlier in camp, dropped out of action and was seen shaking his head as he walked off the field, according to The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman.

Offense

Ball security has been a major concern for the offense so far. While it’s been viewed as a positive for the defense that they’ve been able to punch out balls in camp, obviously, the inverse is true about the offense. So to start practice, the Packers worked on holding onto the ball even in disadvantageous situations.

Green Bay left guard Aaron Banks, who has been dealing with a back issue, was a non-participant in walkthroughs or team drills today. The good news? Center Elgton Jenkins not only participated in one-on-one drills but also team drills for the first time.

If you’re wondering, the only time Banks and Jenkins have ever taken snaps together so far has been in yesterday’s walkthroughs. Hopefully, those two can stay on the field long enough to actually get real practice reps together at some point.

With Banks out, the first-look offensive line today was Rasheed Walker, Jordan Morgan, Jenkins, Sean Rhyan and Zach Tom (left to right), according to Packer Report’s Andy Herman. Despite getting significant snaps at left tackle in minicamp and voluntary workouts, and the team describing the left tackle position as an “open competition” leading up to training camp practices, Morgan has been mostly worked in with the first-team unit as a guard so far. At this...