The good news is the injury affected his non-throwing hand. While it might affect his ability to handle a snap under center when he returns, Love seems to have avoided a potentially nagging issue that could have persisted throughout the season.

Gutekunst didn’t express much concern regarding Love’s outlook, stating the Packers will “get him back in plenty of time, and I don’t foresee this affecting him long term at all.” Coach Matt LaFleur echoed Gutekunst’s sentiment, telling reporters he anticipates a “relatively quick recovery.”

“He’s had a good camp so far. Obviously, I think as he gets back, we’ll kind of assess where he’s at,” Gutekunst said. “It’s one of those things where I think he’ll be back at practice next week. How much he can do leading into that Seattle game, we’ll kind of see. He’ll be day to day a little bit.

“You never want any of these guys to be out because you want to be working as a team. They all need the work obviously. More importantly, he’ll be ready for Week 1, and that’s the most important thing.”

In the meantime, backup Malik Willis will lead the group of quarterbacks that includes former Penn State standout Sean Clifford and Canadian university product Taylor Elgersma.