Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love could have played through his left thumb injury had it occurred during the regular season, but getting surgery and fixing the issue now was his preferred path forward so he would be at 100 percent to open the season.
"With the time frame that we have right now, finishing up training camp and preseason, and heading into the season with the choice to be going into the season 100 percent healthy, that was definitely the call I wanted to make," Love said Thursday. "Dealing with injuries last year, I wanted to go into this thing feeling good.