Green Bay Packers rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd's return from injured reserve is on hold due to a case of appendicitis.

Just when he was about to return to the Green Bay Packers' active roster, rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd was diagnosed with appendicitis and was expected to undergo an emergency appendectomy Friday.

Green Bay Packers rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd missed Friday's practice due to appendicitis and won't be available on Sunday against the Chicago Bears.

After missing the past seven games with an ankle injury he sustained in Week 2 against the Indianapolis Colts, Lloyd, still on injured reserve, is now dealing with a new setback after being diagnosed with appendicitis, Packers head coach Matt LaFleur announced Friday.

Green Bay Packers running back MarShawn Lloyd’s difficult rookie season took another twist after he was diagnosed with appendicitis on Friday.

Two linemen and a running back returning from injured reserve missed practice for the Packers on Friday ahead of their Week 11 game at Chicago.

While he’s on the injury report due to his ankle and hamstring, Green Bay Packers rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd could return to action on Sunday at the Chicago Bears.

Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur clarified at the start of his press conference on Thursday that rookie running back MarShawn Lloyd, who returned to practice on Wednesday, is not believed to have a hamstring issue — which was indicated yesterday on the injury report — after the running back went through recent medical scans.