The numbness in his hand and fingers is gone, but Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love is still dealing with soreness in his injured right elbow and was limited at practice on Wednesday.
Love injured a nerve in his elbow while falling to the ground in the second quarter against the Chicago Bears in the season finale. He lost feeling in his right hand and was unable to properly grip the football, so backup Malik Willis finished the final 2.5 quarters of the regular season.
Love said his hand felt better on Monday, and he’s optimistic of his chances of playing through any residual pain on Sunday against the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Round.
“We’ll see, yeah, I’m hopeful,” Love said Wednesday.
Coach Matt LaFleur said Love was able to throw the ball at practice on Wednesday. It’s unclear if Love will end up being a full participant at any practice this week. The Packers will hold official practices on Thursday and Friday before issuing a final injury report and heading to Philadelphia.
Willis, the backup, is also dealing with an injury. He hurt his right thumb on a completion to Malik Heath in the fourth quarter and was limited at practice on Sunday. His status might be more precarious than Love’s considering Willis’ grip on the football has been affected by the injury.
The Packers have Sean Clifford available as the No. 3 quarterback on the practice squad if needed.