Packers quarterback Jordan Love is out for about a week after undergoing surgery to repair a ligament in his left thumb on Tuesday.

That means backup Malik Willis will be leading the team’s offense for the time being.

Willis, a Titans third-round pick in the 2022 draft, was traded to the Packers late last August and had to start two games almost right away after Love suffered a knee injury in the season opener. He acquitted himself well, as Green Bay won both games.

That and the rest of Willis’ work over the last year has left a strong impression on starting running back Josh Jacobs.

“I mean, if you ask me, it’s no way this guy shouldn’t be [of the] 32 teams starting somewhere ,” Jacobs said, via Dominique Yates of the Journal Sentinel . “That’s just my opinion, the way that I se

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