By Daily Mail (U.S.) | Created at 2024-11-15 23:03:50 | Updated at 2024-11-22 13:52:19
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A rookie running back with the Green Bay Packers will have to wait to return from the injured list as he deals with a sudden bout of appendicitis.
MarShawn Lloyd has been on injured reserve since September 17 due to an injury in his ankle, restricting him to just a single game played this season.
He was set to make a return before feeling some pain, leading to his visit to team doctors to check his abdomen.
According to Packers coach Matt LaFleur, the doctors, 'sent him in [to the hospital], and sure enough, that's what it is.'
Lloyd, a third-round pick from USC, was getting ready to make a return to the team and was practicing earlier this week.
But now, with this sudden ailment, his recovery now faces a setback.
MarShawn Lloyd's return from an ankle injury was set back as he deals with appendicitis
'He'll rebound,' LaFleur said Friday. 'I'm confident in that. That's what I told him. But it is a shame, certainly.'
In the lone game he's played this season, Lloyd rushed for 15 yards on six carries in a Sept. 15 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
The Packers selected him out of Southern California with the 88th overall pick in this year´s draft. Lloyd spent his final college season at Southern California after playing at South Carolina from 2021-22.
Green Bay (6-3) also has ruled rookie guard Jordan Morgan (shoulder) out for Sunday's game at Chicago (4-5).
Defensive lineman Colby Wooden (shoulder) is doubtful, while cornerback Jaire Alexander (knee) and safety Evan Williams (hamstring) are questionable.
