"Coach Matt LaFleur said Thursday that Love would only play on Sunday if he's needed as the backup quarterback, but most likely either Malik Willis or Desmond Ridder would serve as the No. 2 quarterback against the Vikings. "If he's the backup on game day and if something bad happened, then you've got not many other options," LaFleur said when asked if there's any reason to play Love. "But the intent, I would say, is not to play him.""
"Love sustained a concussion in the Dec. 20 loss at the Chicago Bears and missed last week's loss to the Baltimore Ravens. He was a full participant in practice Wednesday for the first time since the Bears game and was cleared Thursday, 12 days after what was believed to be the first concussion of his NFL career. Willis was a limited participant in practice Wednesday because of right shoulder and hamstring injuries."
Jordan Love has cleared the concussion protocol but will not be played until the playoffs, with Clayton Tune starting Sunday at Minnesota. Love would only play on Sunday if needed as the backup, with Malik Willis or Desmond Ridder most likely serving as the No. 2 quarterback. Love sustained a concussion on Dec. 20 at Chicago, missed the following game at Baltimore, practiced fully Wednesday and was cleared Thursday, 12 days after the injury. Willis practiced limited because of right shoulder and hamstring issues and later threw a few passes. The Packers added Desmond Ridder to the practice squad, creating four quarterbacks in-house, and are locked into the No. 7 seed to open the playoffs on the road against either the Bears or Eagles; the Vikings are 8-8 and eliminated from postseason contention.
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