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"First of all, he's got to get cleared. Until
he gets cleared, those conversations don't exist," LaFleur said.
"We will never put him in a position to mortgage the short-term
for the future."
Love was diagnosed with an MCL sprain. Love sustained the injury
to his knee and was helped off the field with six seconds left
in Friday night's season-opening 34-29 loss to the Philadelphia
Eagles in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Willis was acquired from the Tennessee Titans last month and was
the No. 2 quarterback behind Love entering Week 1. Sean Clifford
steps into the backup role for Week 2 against the Colts, LaFleur
said.
LaFleur said he couldn't put a percentage on how much of the
playbook Willis should be expected to know.
"He'll know 100 percent of the game plan," LaFleur said.
The 25-year-old Willis has made three career starts in 12 games.
He rushed for 101 yards on 11 carries in the 2024 preseason with
the Titans.
"You've got to play to your players' strengths," LaFleur said.
"Whether that's moving launch points, straight dropback,
whatever it may be -- play-actions -- we'll come up with
whatever we feel like is going to give us the best opportunity
to move the football."
In his first two NFL seasons, Willis completed 35 of 66 passes
for 350 yards with three interceptions. He also rushed 32 times
for 144 yards (4.5 yards per attempt) with one touchdown.
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