The Green Bay Packers used one of their two injured reserve/designated to return spots on running back MarShawn Lloyd during the team's cutdown to 53 players on Tuesday, meaning the 2024 third-round pick will miss at least four games to start the 2025 season before he's eligible to return.
All NFL teams now get two injured reserve spots to use during final roster cutdowns. These players go on injured reserve before the setting of the initial 53-man roster but can return during the regular season, unlike previous years when any player going on injured reserve before cutdowns would be done for the season.