Notes on MarShawn Lloyd, injury updates and more

Wes Hodkiewicz

GREEN BAY The Packers were back on Nitschke Field on Thursday for the second practice of their 2025 training camp.

Here are five things learned from Day 2:

After a series of injuries derailed his rookie season, the 5-foot-10, 223-pound running back is all systems go for the start of training camp.

This summer, Lloyd is competing with returning veteransEmanuel WilsonandChris Brooksfor the RB2 role behind Pro Bowl running backJosh Jacobs.

While it's only two non-padded practices, Lloyd has flashed the speed and explosiveness that made him a third-round pick last year.

"It's like a kid in a candy store. I'm excited," Lloyd said. "I love this game. I love this team. I'm just excited to be able to help. I think I can help. I bring an explosive ability and I'm excited. I'm very excited."

A hip injury caused Lloyd to miss the first six practices of training camp last year before returning during the team's first padded practice. Then, a series of hamstring and ankle injuries led to Lloyd going on IR after Green Bay's home opener against Indianapolis.

When Lloyd finally seemed to be nearing a return, he then needed an appendectomy that ultimately ended his rookie season for good.

Lloyd stayed with the team through the setbacks, remaining active in meetings, the film room and even driving with Jacobs to practice. Finally healthy again, Lloyd isn't looking back.

"When I'm ready to go, I'm ready to go," Lloyd said. "I'm the type of guy, when it's time, it's time. When it was ready, I got out there and put the cleats on, it was all gas, no brakes. That's just my mindset, the way I go."

Twice the Packers quarterback caused the defense to jump with his cadence during the 1-hour, 54-minute practice.

He first got the rarely penalizedNate Hobbsto bite while the fifth-year cornerback was lined up againstRomeo Doubson third-and-7.

Love also drewEdgerrin Cooperoffside in a two-minute period while the second-year linebacker was threatening a blitz through the A-gap. It's a technique Love has worked to develop dating back to his three seasons behind Aaron Rodgers.

To Hobbs' credit, he made up for it when he broke up a pass intended forDontayvion Wickson the next third-and-2 play to end the drill.

"I knew if I was to jump offsides I had to make that (next) play to get us off the field," Hobbs said. "I told my teammates, 'That's on me, I promise I'll make that play.' That builds trust. When your teammates looking around and are like, 'That could lose a game,' you've got to know as a man you've got to be accountable. I just told my guys, 'I've got you all. I promise.'"

WithAaron Bankssitting out of the final team periods of practice, Glover was called up at left guard with the starting offensive line.

The former sixth-round pick played just 49 snaps (13 offense, 36 special teams) as a rookie in 2024 before he was thrown into the fire in the Packers' wild card loss to Philadelphia in January afterElgton Jenkinssuffered a shoulder injury.

Feeling "10 times" more comfortable this summer, Glover fully understands the importance of getting playing time with Love and the No. 1 offense.

"When my number's called, I go," Glover said. "They could've called anybody, but they called on me, so I take that personally and when I was going out there I was telling myself, earn their trust. Earn the trust ofRasheed Walkerand the center, the right guard, the right tackle, when I'm thrown in there that I'ma pick up and do just as good a job as the first man in there."

Hackett, Green Bay's offensive coordinator during Matt LaFleur's first three seasons as head coach, has rejoined the team after serving as Denver's head coach in 2022 and the New York Jets' offensive coordinator the past two seasons.

Hackett will be an analyst with the defense. It's not the first time LaFleur has brought in veteran NFL assistants as a consultant. He brought in both Robert Saleh and Luke Getsy to assist the offense and defense, respectively, last year.

Getsy has since rejoined the Packers' coaching staff as a senior offensive assistant while Saleh was hired as San Francisco's defensive coordinator in January.

"I just think it's a fresh perspective," said LaFleur of hiring veteran NFL assistants in a consultant capacity. "When you take a defensive guy and put them on offense and vice versa, and offensive guy and defense, it gives you a little different lens to see it through and talk through.

"So (Hackett's) sitting in with our defensive staff, and he's been in the linebacker room and going through the film and gives them a good offensive perspective."

Activated off the physically unable to perform list Wednesday, the rookie seventh-round pick practiced for the first time since injuring his knee during the offseason program.

Starting linebackerQuay Walkeralso passed his physical and is off the PUP list but only participated in the team's walkthrough.

"It's just good to get him back acclimated, with the guys communicating in the huddle, seeing it from that position," said LaFleur of Walker.