MarShawn Lloyd’s path back to the field has been anything but simple, but the Green Bay Packers running back sounds like a player who has learned plenty from the time away.
The former USC Trojans standout entered the NFL in 2024 as a third-round pick by Green Bay, but he has appeared in just one game so far in his pro career. That came during his rookie season. Lloyd was supposed to rebound from the health issues that affected Year 1 in 2025, yet injuries hit again and kept him out for his entire sophomore campaign.
Now, with training camp underway, Lloyd is back on the field and looking healthy as he tries to carve out a role in Green Bay’s offense.
That stretch on the sideline seems to have given him a different outlook. Speaking with Carson Fowler of WFRV Local 5, Lloyd described the process of getting back up to speed and dealing with the mistakes that come with it.
“It’s been good because you know I’m um I’m messing up you know which is something you don’t really want all the time but it’s comes with it’s like like the experience and it’s good to mess up it’s good to you know figure out go home figure out what I need to do to get better,” the 25-year-old Lloyd told Carson Fowler of WFRV Local 5.
“It’s it’s fun you know it’s a lot of things that I still have to learn and things I still have to catch up on too because you know it’s been it’s been a minute it’s been a while since I’ve actually been on the field with you know teammates so it’s good to really just be out there and you know just have fun.”
Josh Jacobs will still be the main man in the Packers’ backfield after earning three Pro Bowl selections, but Lloyd remains an interesting name to watch if he can stay healthy. His college résumé at USC showed plenty of burst, with 820 yards and nine touchdowns on 116 carries in 11 games, good for 7.1 yards per carry.
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