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Packers QB Jordan Love out for Week 3 against Titans due to knee injury
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Packers QB Jordan Love out for Week 3 against Titans due to knee injury

SAO PAULO, BRAZIL - SEPTEMBER 6: Jordan Love #10 of the Green Bay Packers receives treatment on the sideline during the fourth quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Arena Corinthians on September 6, 2024 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. (Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images)

Packers QB Jordan Love will be sidelined with an MCL injury on Sunday against the Titans. (Photo by Wagner Meier/Getty Images)

Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love will not play Sunday against the Tennessee Titans. He was listed as inactive when the Packers released their roster 90 minutes before kickoff.

Love injured his knee in the final seconds of the Packers’ Week 1 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil. He was diagnosed with an MCL sprain and did not practice or play in Week 2 against the Indianapolis Colts, a 16-10 victory that started with Malik Wills making his Packers debut.

But Love returned to practice in a limited capacity on the Wednesday before Week 3, and was back at practice in pads on Thursday (also limited). The QB reportedly beat the previous 3-4 week timeline, and head coach Matt LaFleur said later that day that they would give Love until “90 minutes before kickoff” on Sunday, presumably to convince them he’s good enough to go.

Love was listed as questionable on Friday. When LaFleur was asked if Love was medically cleared to play, he said only that they’re “working through it.”

Despite the buildup, Love’s MCL sprain was too much for him to overcome in just two weeks. He’ll be sidelined against the Titans, but his progress over the past week makes it even more likely that he’ll be ready to return in time for Week 4 against the Minnesota Vikings at home.