Packers-Bears Final Injury Report: Key Rookies Are Out

The Green Bay Packers will face the Chicago Bears without Jordan Morgan and MarShawn Lloyd. Jaire Alexander and Evan Williams are questionable and Josh Myers is good to go.

Packers OL Jordan Morgan at practice on Thursday. / Bill Huber/Packers On SI

GREEN BAY, Wis. – While the Green Bay Packers’ rookie defenders have provided an immediate impact, their two big draft picks on offense continue to run into injury-related roadblocks.

At practice on Friday, the final one before Sunday’s rivalry showdown at the Chicago Bears, first-round draft pick Jordan Morgan and third-round draft pick MarShawn Lloyd did not practice and have been ruled out for Sunday's game at the Chicago Bears.

.Starting defensive backs Jaire Alexander (knee) and Evan Williams (hamstring), who were inactive against Detroit, practiced all week as limited participation and are questionable. Defensive tackle C'olby Wooden (shoulder) is doubtful.

Lloyd, who has been sidelined by hip, hamstring and ankle injuries this season, has appendicitis, coach Matt LaFleur said after Friday’s practice. 

“You can’t make this stuff up,” LaFleur said.

Morgan popped up on Thursday’s injury report as limited participation with a shoulder injury; he’s battled shoulder issues throughout the season.

“We’re working through it right now,” LaFleur said.

Both players are out, the latet setbacks in difficult rookie seasons.

Lloyd, who missed the start of training camp with a hip injury and most of the preseason with a hamstring injury suffered an ankle injury during his lone regular-season game, Week 2 against the Colts, and landed on injured reserve. He was designated for return on Monday but has not been added to the roster. He was limited participation on Wednesday and Thursday due to ankle and hamstring issues.

The Packers have an opening on the roster following the trade of Preston Smith. On Thursday, LaFleur indicated it would go to Lloyd. 

Not anymore, obviously. 

The only other player who did not go out for the start of practice was Wooden, who did not practice all week.

Center Josh Myers, who sat out the Detroit game due to an injured left wrist, practiced for a third consecutive day. He was not given an injury designation and will play on Sunday, presumably with some sort of wrap or cast to protect the injury.

“Anytime you can have your starting center there, the guy that gets everything directed, all the calls, everything like that, it’s very important, for sure,” Stenavich said.

Without Myers against Detroit, Elgton Jenkins moved to center and Morgan got his first NFL start. When healthy, Morgan had averaged about 24 snaps at right guard the previous three weeks.

Getting Alexander back would be critical given the talent of Chicago’s receivers, and the defense has suffered without the rookie Williams.

Quarterback Jordan Love has been full participation all week and probably will not be on the final injury report.

Love beat the Bears in both starts last year with five touchdowns and zero interceptions.

“He presented the dual threat for them,” Bears defensive coordinator Eric Washington told reporters this week. “Really good arm talent, could make a lot of throws. He was growing as far as his ability to read coverages and to deliver the football where it needed to go.

“Very quick release, but he also had that element of having to account for him as a rusher. That's tough to defend when the second rusher is a quarterback and, all of a sudden, now that becomes an assignment issue or an assignment circumstance for our defense. He's got a well-rounded ability to continue to move that offensive philosophy, and he's only going to get better.”

For Chicago, the Bears will get a lift with the returns of left tackle Braxton Jones and right tackle Darnell Wright. They were not given an injury designation on Friday’s injury report. Without them last week against the Patriots, rookie quarterback Caleb Williams was sacked nine times.

However, left guard Teven Jenkins is out.

Their best defensive player, defensive end Montez Sweat, practiced the last two days and is questionable.

Packers Final Injury Report

Out: RB MarShawn Lloyd (ankle/hamstring/appendix), OL Jordan Morgan (shoulder).

Doubtful: DT Colby Wooden (shoulder).

Limited: CB Jaire Alexander (knee), S Evan Williams (hamstring).

Bears Final Injury Report

Injured reserve: S Jaquan Brisker (concussion).

Out: OT Kiran Amegadjie (calf), LG Teven Jenkins (ankle).

Questionable: S Tarvarius Moore (concussion), DE Montez Sweat (ankle).

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