GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love says he expects to wear a brace on his surgically repaired left thumb at the start of the season.

Love underwent surgery on the thumb on his non-throwing hand more than two weeks ago. Love was a limited participant last week for the Packers’ final training camp workouts, but he’s been practicing more fully this week and plans to play in Green Bay’s Sept. 7 season opener against the Detroit Lions.

“It’ll be some weeks having to brace it up and just keep it protected,” Love said Thursday. “It’s one of those things, we’ll play it by ear, as I start getting into games and seeing how it feels, as you get back to live contact. But there will be some time having that brace still.”

One change is that Love has been handing off exclusive

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