A nice surprise for the Green Bay Packers to start on-field preparations for Week 1: rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd returned to practice on Sunday, according to Ryan Wood of PackersNews.com.
Lloyd, a third-round pick out of USC, injured his hamstring during the Packers’ preseason opener vs. the Cleveland Browns on Aug. 10. His return to the field came three weeks and a day later — potentially giving Lloyd enough time to get ready for Friday’s season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil.
The Packers kept Lloyd and Emanuel Wilson on the 53-man roster behind starter Josh Jacobs to start the season, suggesting Lloyd would be healthy sooner than the four-week minimum stay on injured reserve.