The Green Bay Packers returned to practice after cutdowns on Wednesday. One of the questions everyone had on their mind was whether or not MarShawn Lloyd, the team’s third-round running back, was healthy enough to suit up. Lloyd reaggravated a hamstring injury in the team’s preseason opener against the Cleveland Browns and has been missing action since. Based on the timeline for a Grade 1 hamstring strain, Lloyd should return to the field right around the Packers’ preseason opener.
According to several reports from Green Bay’s closed practice on Wednesday, though, Lloyd was the only player who was a non-participant. On one hand, that’s a positive sign for players like linebacker Edgerrin Cooper (hip), who missed every preseason game this summer. On the other, though, there’s starting to be some concern about the running back position.
The assumption was that the Packers would split carries between free-agent signing Josh Jacobs and AJ Dillon this season, but Dillon was placed on season-ending injured reserve for a neck injury on Tuesday. This leaves Green Bay with just two non-Jacobs options on the active roster: Lloyd, who is injured, and second-year undrafted running back Emanuel Wilson…