US EditionCan Malik Willis Save The Green Bay Packers One More Time ?
Malik Willis aggravated a previous throwing-shoulder injury but played well despite limited practice; the Packers face multiple injuries and their third straight loss, coach LaFleur said.
- Saturday, Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Malik Willis stayed on the sideline after Derrick Henry's game-clinching touchdown and could have returned despite Willis saying he `Just felt a little tweak`.
- Limited by injury and illness, Malik Willis missed Wednesday practice after hurting his throwing shoulder on the final play in Chicago last week but still finished that game.
- He went 18 of 21 for 288 yards and a touchdown while rushing for 60 yards and two scores on nine carries Saturday.
- The shoulder issue also capped a night with Zayne Anderson, Jordon Riley, and Kamal Hadden carted off, while Malik Willis’s showing could boost his free agency prospects.
- With the loss and growing injuries, Green Bay Packers face challenges in the NFC North race and may rest Josh Jacobs next week to prepare for the postseason.
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Packers' Malik Willis downplays his shoulder issue after delivering huge performance in loss
Green Bay Packers quarterback Malik Willis characterized the shoulder injury that caused him to head to the locker room midway through the fourth quarter Saturday as nothing more than a “tweak.”
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Stock Report: Malik Willis Shines, Packers Defense Dreadful as NFC North Hopes End at Lambeau Field
Malik WIllis was the star of the show before leaving the game with a shoulder injury. Even while he was in the game, Green Bay's defense could not stop Baltimore's powerful ground game, as their hopes for an NFC North title were crushed.
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