GREEN BAY, Wis. — The Green Bay Packers face the prospect of needing production from third-year running back MarShawn Lloyd if Josh Jacobs is unavailable. Jacobs has not been formally charged after being arrested Tuesday on five counts of domestic abuse, including one felony, and could face NFL discipline regardless of whether formal charges are filed.
Lloyd has been hampered by injuries since being drafted in the third round, No. 88 overall, two years ago. He has played 10 snaps in regular-season action, all in Week 2 of his rookie season in 2024, when he carried six times for 15 yards. He has missed 32 straight regular-season games, including the entire 2025 season.
The Packers did not add significant depth at running back this offseason and allowed last season’s second-leading rusher, Emanuel Wilson, to sign with the Seattle Seahawks. That decision reflected a belief that Lloyd can finally show why Green Bay invested a third-round pick in him.
At the first OTA open to media, Lloyd did not take any 11-on-11 reps. He participated in team drills during a closed session Tuesday but was limited to individual work Wednesday. Coach Matt LaFleur said the veteran will need to demonstrate consistent availability and performance across OTAs, training camp and the preseason, adding that Lloyd will have to “prove it.”
Lloyd’s injury history includes a groin pull in the first padded training-camp practice, two separate hamstring strains and a calf sprain during his most recent comeback attempt. Earlier setbacks included hamstring, hip and ankle injuries and appendicitis that ended his 2024 season. Running backs coach Ben Sirmans said Lloyd has been able to do offseason work this year that injuries had previously prevented, and that Lloyd feels stronger in his lower body and more confident.
Behind Jacobs and Lloyd, the roster lists veteran Aaron Brooks and Patrick Strong, plus rookie Jaden Nixon and Damien Martinez, a 2025 seventh-round pick by the Seahawks who did not play as a rookie. LaFleur said he likes the current group but acknowledged that a team can never have enough depth at the position.
