Paul Bretl | 8/16/2025
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Packers’ second-year running back MarShawn Lloyd returned to the team portion of practice earlier in the week after missing time with a groin injury. He then participated in the team’s joint practice with the Indianapolis Colts.
“It feels good,” Lloyd said at his locker following Tuesday’s practice. “It feels really good. Now I’m just stacking days. Just enjoying football.”
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So, will we see Lloyd on the field for Saturday’s preseason game? As of Thursday afternoon, that was still to be determined by Matt LaFleur, depending on how the joint practice went for him. But the plan, according to LaFleur, is for Lloyd to get some reps.
In terms of game action, we’ve seen very little of Lloyd up to this point due to various injuries that he’s had to work through in his first year-plus in the NFL. In the 2024 preseason, Lloyd played just 14 snaps and had only one carry. In the regular season, he played 10 snaps and had six carries on the year.
“I haven’t played football in – it’s been a minute since I played football, pretty much since college really,” Lloyd said early in the week. “I’m excited to play against another team. Just have fun and showcase what I can do. I’m excited.”
Since Lloyd arrived in Green Bay, it’s been easy to spot Lloyd’s burst and explosiveness with the ball in his hands. That juice and change-of-direction ability adds a different element to the Packers’ backfield. LaFleur also believes he can be a threat in the passing game as well.
We saw that big play potential that he packs early on in his return to the practice field this week, when he broke a big up the left side of the field.
“It was really good,” Lloyd said of the play. “I think we ran an outside zone to the left side. I kind of pressed my gap, I saw everything came flowing over. In my peripheral, I saw my back side and I made a cut back side.
“They were doing their job (the defensive ends) but I was just able to go against their leverage and get on the outside of them. I think it was a good glimpse of seeing what I can do after what just recently happened so it was really good to be out there and move how I move.”
Even with the ups and downs that Lloyd has had to navigate since entering the NFL, he’s remained positive through it all. As Lloyd has described, he stays locked into his daily routine to ensure that he continues to progress, and leans on several of the veterans in the Packers’ locker room, including fellow running back Josh Jacobs.
After all that time away from an actual game-setting, Lloyd is chomping at the bit to get back on the football field to showcase what he can do and how he can help this Packers’ offense.
“I love this game,” Lloyd said. “It’s super fun to be out there with my teammates. It’s exciting to be able to go through it, walkthroughs to the practices. It was fun. Same exact feeling, just super excited and eager to stay out there.”