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Reports: Packers asking other experts to evaluate Aaron Rodgers, others weighing risk/reward of his return
Aaron Rodgers wants to come back this season and play spoiler. The decision might not be entirely his to make.The Packers’ superstar quarterback had a scan done on his collarbone Monday morning, and the team is reportedly discussing the timeline for when Rodgers could return to the field.
NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that the team and the QB are “at a crossroads” with the decision looming.
Rodgers could be activated this week, by NFL rule, but head coach Mike McCarthy didn’t exactly give an emphatic “YES!” when asked about a possible return.
According to the Rapoport report, there are “loud and protective voices who wonder if it’s worth putting him on the field to potentially injure himself again for a small chance at a great reward.”
Apparently the Packers team doctor sent those test results to mulitple experts for consultation, which is a common practice in Green Bay, according to the Associated Press. Here’s more from the AP report:
Stay tuned. The Packers — and the NFL and Rodgers and every party involved — will likely want an answer sooner than later.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport is reporting that the team and the QB are “at a crossroads” with the decision looming.
Rodgers could be activated this week, by NFL rule, but head coach Mike McCarthy didn’t exactly give an emphatic “YES!” when asked about a possible return.
According to the Rapoport report, there are “loud and protective voices who wonder if it’s worth putting him on the field to potentially injure himself again for a small chance at a great reward.”
Apparently the Packers team doctor sent those test results to mulitple experts for consultation, which is a common practice in Green Bay, according to the Associated Press. Here’s more from the AP report:
McKenzie will gather those recommendations, share them with Rodgers and the team’s football braintrust — coach Mike McCarthy, general manager Ted Thompson and vice president of football administration Russ Ball — and then they’ll determine how to proceed.Vikings linebacker Anthony Barr delivered the blow that broke Rodger’s collarbone, during the Oct. 15 Vikings-Packers game. The QB had surgery four days later, and has teased football fans with on-field warm-up throws, which seemed to indicate that playing this season remained a possibility.
Whether that means Rodgers plays against the Panthers, or the Packers must continue their unlikely playoff push with backup quarterback Brett Hundley at the helm, hangs in the balance.
“It is now in the evaluation stage,” McCarthy said Monday afternoon during his usual day-after-the-game briefing — a news conference that was anything but typical given the subject matter. “Dr. McKenzie is reviewing it. There’s a number of medical opinions that will be involved in the decision, so at this time I do not have a clean decision for you — or an update. That’s where it stands.”
Stay tuned. The Packers — and the NFL and Rodgers and every party involved — will likely want an answer sooner than later.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
http://www.1500espn.com/vikings-2/2017/12/reports-packers-experts-evaluating-aaron-rodgers-others-weighing-riskreward-return/
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@"Maple Surple" said: " And if there is one person who could overcome a life threatening injury and come back, it's Rodgers. In uncertain times like this, America always looks to a man to rise above and single handedly will his team to a Super Bowl victory. The planets have alligned, and everything wrong with the NFL is right again"- Joe Buck this Sunday
If you add (wiping tears away) as he says this, I think it could be a direct quote come Sunday. Aikman will hold him as he has a good cry, he'll quickly call his wife to tell her he loves her and an angel will get his wings.
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@"Maple Surple" said: " And if there is one person who could overcome a life threatening injury and come back, it's Rodgers. In uncertain times like this, America always looks to a man to rise above and single handedly will his team to a Super Bowl victory. The planets have alligned, and everything wrong with the NFL is right again"- Joe Buck this Sunday
that, was beautiful. Not since the end of Dodgeball did I cry like that. Both inspirational stories that have left the world a better place.
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"And on a side note Troy, after seeing that disgusting act, I immediately underwent elective emergency surgery and donated my clavicle. His Drs. declined my gift, could have been our bone marrow was not comparable, I don't know, but even knowing what I know now, I would do it again. "
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@"Maple Surple" said: " And if there is one person who could overcome a life threatening injury and come back, it's Rodgers. In uncertain times like this, America always looks to a man to rise above and single handedly will his team to a Super Bowl victory. The planets have alligned, and everything wrong with the NFL is right again"- Joe Buck this Sunday
Slurp...slurp...choke....slurp.....suck.....fondle.....slurp....gag....slurp....swallow.
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LOL...Packers are barely above .500, 9th seed in a tough conference, very likely to miss the playoffs even if they won out, and they just avoided losing to THE BROWNS by a nut-hair in a game where QB play was not their problem.
Sitting Rodgers for the season is obvious logic for the GB front office, but they're clashing with the league and television marketing people. If they want to trot him out against that Carolina rush next Sunday, go right ahead...
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