When the Green Bay Packers kicked off training camp last month, it's seemingly safe to assume that not many thought the battle for backup slots behind Pro Bowl running back Josh Jacobs would end up being one of the more intriguing storylines surrounding this squad. But that's exactly what Cheeseheads have gotten over the last few weeks.
With Jacobs set as the obvious RB1, the RB2 slot was seemingly set for MarShawn Lloyd, whom the Packers took in the third round of the 2024 draft.
But after missing all but one game of his rookie campaign due to multiple injuries and an emergency appendectomy, the 24-year-old missed Green Bay's preseason opener against the New York Jets with a groin injury and will now miss even more time, possibly even the regular-season opener, after suffering a hamstring injury this past Saturday against the Indianapolis Colts.