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

Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Friday that Lloyd started feeling some pain and asked Packers vice president of player health and performance Bryan Engel and head athletic trainer Nate Weir to check his abdomen.

“They sent him in, and sure enough, that’s what it is,” LaFleur said.

Lloyd has been on injured reserve since Sept. 17 due to an ankle issue and has played in only one game this season, but the third-round pick from Southern California had been practicing again this week to begin working toward his eventual return.

Now he must deal with another setback.

“He’ll rebound,” LaFleur said Friday. “I’m confident in that. That’s what I told him. But it is a shame, certainly.”

In the lone game he’s played this season, Lloyd rushed for 15 yards on six carries in a Sept. 15 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.

The Packers selected him out of Southern California with the 88th overall pick in this year’s draft. Lloyd spent his final college season at Southern California after playing at South Carolina from 2021-22.

Raiders’ Turner grateful for opportunity

New Raiders interim offensive coordinator Scott Turner opened his news conference Thursday by expressing gratitude for longtime college and NFL coach John Robinson, who died Monday.

Turner was a quarterback under Robinson at UNLV in the early 2000s. At that time, there was no thought of the Raiders one day landing in Las Vegas.

Robinson gave Turner a shot with the Rebels, and now Raiders coach Antonio Pierce is doing the same more than 20 years later and just 11 miles from campus.

“The only thing I really asked for was if we could have my dad come just for some help,” Turner said.

Pierce agreed to the request, remembering going against Norv Turner — a former longtime NFL head coach and offensive coordinator — during this playing days with Washington and the New York Giants.

The elder Turner, who went 9-23 as the Oakland Raiders head coach in 2004-05, is a senior adviser and lives with Scott and his family. They regularly bounce ideas off each other. They have a lot to talk about.

Las Vegas’ offense is 29th in yardage (280.2 per game), last in rushing (76.9) and 25th in scoring (18.7 points per game). The Raiders, who visit the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, are 2-7 and used the last week’s bye to make major staff changes.

Gone were offensive coordinator Luke Getsy, quarterbacks coach Rich Scangarello and offensive line coach James Cregg. Scott Turner also fills the role of QBs coach and former Dolphins coach Joe Philbin oversees the offensive line.

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Texans >> Houston wide receiver Nico Collins expects to play Monday night against the Dallas Cowboys after he missed five games with a hamstring injury.

Bengals >> Cincinnati receiver Tee Higgins is expected to play Sunday against the Los Angeles Chargers, coach Zac Taylor said after Friday’s practice.

Bills >> Buffalo coach Sean McDermott on Friday ruled out starting tight end Dalton Kincaid from playing against the undefeated Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday because of a knee injury.

Ravens >> Baltimore safety Kyle Hamilton was a full participant in practice Friday and said he’ll play this weekend at Pittsburgh. Hamilton injured his ankle last week against Cincinnati, but the Ravens ruled out only one player for Sunday’s game — cornerback Arthur Maulet with a calf injury.

Jets >> New York linebacker C.J. Mosley is dealing with a herniated disk in his neck that will sideline him for a fourth straight game.

Falcons >> Atlanta will be missing eight players for their game against the Denver Broncos on Sunday, including several starters on defense. Cornerback Mike Hughes (neck) and nickel back Dee Alford (hamstring) were ruled out by the NFC South leaders on the Friday injury report, along with backup nickel Antonio Hamilton Sr. (pectoral). Inside linebacker Troy Andersen (knee) is sidelined again after reaggravating an injury that already caused him to miss five games. Rookie backer JD Bertrand (concussion) will miss his third straight game. Along the defensive line, Ta’Quon Graham (pectoral) and James Smith-Williams (tibia) were also ruled out. Both have played in all 10 games for the Falcons, with Smith-Williams making five starts.

Bills >> The projected cost of the Buffalo Bills’ new stadium has ballooned to what team officials on Friday told The Associated Press is “north of $2.1 billion,” with owners Terry and Kim Pegula responsible for picking up the more than $560 million in overruns. Bills president Pete Guelli said he was not surprised by the amount, given how the numbers have been tracking up since construction began 16 months ago.