by: Nick Geddes 11 minutes ago NickGeddesNews
Green Bay Packers quarterback Jordan Love underwent surgery on his left thumb this week after sustaining a ligament injury in last Saturday’s preseason opener against the New York Jets. Love told the media Thursday the surgery took place in Los Angeles on Tuesday, and it was done to repair his ulnar collateral ligament.
Love dealt with multiple injuries last season that required him to miss time. He wanted to go into the 2025 season “100% healthy,” so he opted to get the surgery now to be ready for Week 1 against the Detroit Lions.
“I think with the time frame that we have right now, finishing up training camp and preseason and heading into the season with the choice to be going into the season 100% healthy was definitely the call I wanted to make,” Love said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN. “Dealing with injuries last year, I wanted to go into this thing feeling good.”
Love, 26, missed Week 2 and Week 3 last season after he sprained his MCL in the regular season opener against the Philadelphia Eagles in Brazil. Later in the season, he suffered a groin injury. Even after he hurt his thumb Saturday, he participated in Monday’s practice with his thumb taped. Had the thumb injury occurred during the season, Love said he probably wouldn’t have undergone surgery.
“If this was in the middle of the season, probably would’ve been something we didn’t get the surgery on,” Love said. “But with it still being early and I’m having time to recover and be fully ready for Week 1, the recommendation was to get the surgery.”