Packers Injury Updates After Beating Bears

Green Bay Packers cornerback Jaire Alexander played 10 defensive snaps at the Chicago Bears. / Mark Hoffman/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images GREEN BAY, Wis. – The Green Bay Packers activated running back MarShawn Lloyd off injured reserve on Monday.

Don’t get too excited.

Lloyd, who had been on injured reserve due to an ankle injury, was poised to return to the lineup on Sunday at Chicago. Instead, after practicing on Wednesday and Thursday, he was stricken with appendicitis on Friday, had surgery and is out indefinitely.

Because Lloyd’s 21-day practice window was set to expire, the team had to make a decision: add him to the 53-man roster or keep him on injured reserve, which would have…