Aaron Rodgers News

Solid day for healing Rodgers
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November 17
Green Bay Press Gazette
 
"Aaron Rodgers' sprained right shoulder appears to be getting close to full strength. The Packers' quarterback threw in Friday's practice this past week, his first Friday of full activity for the first time since sustaining the injury to his throwing shoulder on Sept. 28 at Tampa Bay. He came out Sunday against the Chicago Bears and had his best game since completing 75 percent of his passes in the Packers' blow-out win over Indianapolis on Oct. 19. In the Packers' 37-3 win Sunday, Rodgers' 105.8 passer rating topped a 100-point mark for the sixth time in 10 games. In a quietly efficient performance, he completed 76.7 percent of his passes (23-for-30) for 227 yards, two touchdowns, no sacks ..."
Rodgers takes pounding from Vikings' pass rush
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November 10
Green Bay Press Gazette
 
"Jared Allen was a beast, the Green Bay Packers' offensive line was a sieve and Aaron Rodgers spent most of the afternoon ducking from trouble. He didn't have much luck. The Minnesota Vikings battered Rodgers, the Packers' first-year starting quarterback, like no team has this season. With little or no time to operate and with the thunderous Metrodome crowd of 63,845 in his ear, Rodgers played the most unproductive game of his nine-game tenure as starter. He didn't turn the ball over, but he was sacked four times and knocked around a dozen more in Sunday's 28-27 loss. "I thought their D-line played very well," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. "Pass protection was an issue for four ..."
Force-fed a sack lunch
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November 10
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
 
"Aaron Rodgers was upfront about his day. "It was one of the most disappointing games of my career," the Green Bay quarterback said Sunday after the 28-27 loss to the Minnesota Vikings. Granted, that's not covering a lot of territory for a quarterback whose career began in earnest this season. But he was right. By his early standards, it was a stinker. Under immense pressure the entire game from the Vikings' pass rush and the eardrum-crushing noise emitted from a Metrodome crowd that including its usual generous portion of Packers fans, Rodgers was sacked four times as Green Bay struggled with the silent count. But beyond the sacks, the communication problems, poor field position, an ..."
Aaron Rodgers' cap-friendly deal: $12.9M in 2008
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November 5
Green Bay Press Gazette
 
"The Green Bay Packers were able to put more than $12 million of Aaron Rodgers' new contract onto this year's salary cap. As a result, they used up more than half of their $20 million in cap space by getting the deal done on Friday and submitted to the NFL on Saturday. Until the end of league business on Monday, teams could count the entire increase in a player's pay for 2008 against this year's salary cap. Anything done after that deadline must be treated as a signing bonus and therefore prorated for the length of the contract for salary-cap purposes. Complete details of the deal became available on Tuesday, when several sources with access to NFL Players Association contract information ..."
Packers extend Aaron Rodgers' contract through 2014
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October 31
Green Bay Press Gazette
 
"It took only seven starts for Aaron Rodgers to convince the Green Bay Packers he's their quarterback of the present and the future. The Packers announced this afternoon they have extended Rodgers' contract through 2014. "As we talked about in the past, we try to be proactive in our discussions with our current players, and we felt like this was an appropriate time to try to come to an agreement with Aaron," Packers General Manager Ted Thompson said in a statement. "We feel like this is good for the organization and the players, and we will continue this approach as we move forward." No other contract details were immediately available. Rodgers, 24, could have become an unrestricted free ..."
Rodgers closer to throwing in practice, Harris back on field
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October 16
Green Bay Press Gazette
 
"If Aaron Rodgers throws at all in practice this week, it will be Thursday. The Green Bay Packers' quarterback is nursing a sprained right shoulder and has gone into the last two games without making any throws in practice. This week, the Packers hope Rodgers can throw some during today's practice, then have two full days to recover from whatever fatigue and pain he would feel in his throwing shoulder. "They just felt, the medical staff, the closer to the game that he throws, that he could encounter more of a negative effect on his shoulder," coach Mike McCarthy said after Wednesday's practice. "We're going to rehab after practice hard (Wednesday), and we'll see where his soreness and pain ..."
Aaron Rodgers, Greg Jennings in line for contract extensions
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October 16
Green Bay Press Gazette
 
"Aaron Rodgers ranks among the top nine quarterbacks in the NFL in eight key passing categories and is playing through a debilitating injury to his throwing shoulder. The Green Bay Packers are thrilled with the 24-year-old's sound play and toughness, and though six games as a starter hardly make a career, Rodgers' performance is putting pressure on General Manager Ted Thompson to make a major, long-term investment in his quarterback. Thompson has a big chunk of salary-cap room remaining this year, about $20 million, most of which he saved for in-season contract extensions for core players, and a key Nov. 2 deadline for salary-cap accounting is fast approaching. Rodgers said Wednesday that ..."
Packers' QB jolts awake after hit
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October 13
Seattle Times
 
"Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers looked for a flag after being flattened by Seahawks defensive end Patrick Kerney in the second quarter. Instead, he found a kick-start and a little bit of physical therapy. "It loosened up my shoulder a little bit," joked Rodgers, who hasn't practiced the past two weeks because of an injury to that joint. Seattle had just taken a 10-3 lead in the second quarter when Rodgers dropped back to pass on first down on the ensuing possession. Seahawks safety Deon Grant was coming on a blitz, but he leaped when Rodgers pump-faked and the Packers quarterback scrambled away. Kerney hit Rodgers just after he released the ball, which fell incomplete, and afterward ..."
Rodgers shows some grit
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October 13
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
 
"While his predecessor Brett Favre earned a reputation for his toughness, extending his consecutive games played streak to 258 Sunday against the Cincinnati Bengals, Aaron Rodgers' ability to play with injuries has been questioned. Just four games into his reign as Green Bay Packers starting quarterback, Rodgers suffered a badly sprained shoulder that almost caused him to miss last week's loss to the Atlanta Falcons. And he entered Sunday's game with the Seahawks having not practiced for two weeks. Sore-shouldered and angry from three straight losses, Rodgers threw for an efficient 208 yards and two touchdowns along with a rushing TD in Green Bay's 27-17 victory over the Seahawks at Qwest ..."
Rodgers takes it easy, will play Sunday
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October 9
Green Bay Press Gazette
 
"Aaron Rodgers probably will have to deal with pain in his right shoulder for at least two more weeks, but the Green Bay Packers' starting quarterback is having a far less stressful week after he proved Sunday that he could play - and play effectively - even though he's hurting. Last week, his availability was in doubt until just a few hours before kickoff. This week, there's no uncertainty whether Rodgers will be ready for Sunday's game at Seattle. "Hopefully, my shoulder will be feeling a little bit better on Sunday, but until I have a couple good weeks to not do anything, which will be the (Oct. 26) bye week, that's the pain I'll be in," Rodgers said. "I think my pain threshold is such ..."
Rodgers gets the start
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October 5
Green Bay Press Gazette
 
"Aaron Rodgers will start today's game against the Atlanta Falcons. Rodgers, who injured his throwing shoulder last week at Tampa Bay, missed most of practice this week and was listed as questionable for today's game. But even though he wasn't spotted on the field as backup QBs Matt Flynn and Brian Brohm warmed up this morning, he'll be in the starting lineup. A small cheer went up as Rodgers strolled out of the tunnel and onto the field for the first time at 11:16 a.m. He came to the near sideline with backups Flynn and Brohm and began warming up by throwing passes to receiver Jordy Nelson."
Rodgers to get 'every chance to play'
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October 2
Green Bay Press Gazette
 
"If his friend Trent Dilfer's history of shoulder injuries is the barometer, then Aaron Rodgers has a pretty good chance of starting at quarterback for the Green Bay Packers this week against Atlanta. Rodgers didn't practice Wednesday because of the sprained throwing shoulder he sustained last week at Tampa Bay, and the plan is to have him wait until Friday to try throwing a football and taking snaps with the No. 1 offense in practice. But Rodgers was heartened by his talk this week with the recently retired Dilfer, who said he dislocated his throwing shoulder 10 times in his 14-year career as an NFL quarterback but never missed the next game. Dilfer took painkiller injections to help him ..."
Aaron Rodgers' status for Falcons game unclear
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October 1
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
 
"Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers, who suffered a right shoulder sprain last week, did not practice Wednesday and will not practice Thursday. However, the Packers stopped short of announcing him out for their game against the Falcons on Sunday at Lambeau Field. "We decided after his evaluation with our team physician that we're going to have him jog through today and tomorrow," Packers coach Mike McCarthy said. "So he will not throw Wednesday or Thursday. Then Dr. [Patrick] McKenzie, who's our team physician, wants to look at him Friday and make a determination on what his workload will be for practice on Friday. "I want to give him every opportunity to play in the game." Rodgers, the ..."
It's wait and see on Rodgers injury
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September 30
Green Bay Press Gazette
 
"The Green Bay Packers started digging into their game planning for the Atlanta Falcons late Monday afternoon not knowing whether Aaron Rodgers or seventh-round draft pick Matt Flynn will be their quarterback this week. Rodgers sprained his throwing shoulder in the Packers' loss at Tampa Bay on Sunday, and the Packers won't know until at least Wednesday and perhaps much later in the week whether he'll be play against the Falcons. An injured quarterback always is a major issue for an NFL team but especially so with the Packers, who are coming off back-to-back losses and whose backup, Flynn, is a rookie. The Packers' coaching staff Monday expressed hope Rodgers can play this week, but there ..."
Rodgers has shoulder sprain, still may play
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September 29
USA Today
 
"Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy says quarterback Aaron Rodgers sprained his shoulder but intends to play against Atlanta on Sunday.

McCarthy says Rodgers intends to play, but he will have a better idea if that's possible after Wednesday's practice. The Packers will monitor Rodgers' progress in practice and prepare rookie backup Matt Flynn to start if needed. Rodgers was injured during Sunday's 30-21 loss at Tampa Bay, but returned to the game."

Rodgers' shoulder 'possibly' separated
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September 29
Green Bay Press Gazette
 
"Aaron Rodgers does not know exactly what's wrong with his right shoulder but after Sunday's 30-21 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the Green Bay Packers quarterback knew this much: "(There was) some intense pain," Rodgers said. Rodgers, in his fourth start after replacing iron-man Brett Favre, may have either dislocated or separated his throwing shoulder in the third quarter when Bucs cornerback Elbert Mack tackled him from behind on a third-down scramble. Despite the discomfort, Rodgers returned to the field for the next series and hit Greg Jennings on seam route for a 48-yard touchdown. When he returned to the bench, the pain had increased. "I tried to throw on the sidelines," Rodgers ..."
Nothing but bad news for Rodgers
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