Packers Aaron Rodgers suffered a broken collarbone in today’s contest against the Vikings and could potentially miss the rest of the season, the club announced. Jay Glazer of FOX Sports (Twitter link) first reported that Rodgers had likely broken his collarbone.
It’s difficult to overstate the potential loss of Rodgers, who was slammed down by Minnesota linebacker Anthony Barr on the offending play. Arguably the best quarterback in the league, Rodgers seemingly single-handedly leads Green Bay to victories, as evidenced by his comeback efforts against the Cowboys in Week 5. This year, Rodgers is among the NFL’s top-10 in both completion percentage and quarterback rating, and has tossed 13 touchdowns against only three interceptions.
While there’s no immediate timeline as to Rodgers’ recovery period, he’s dealt with this injury before. Rodgers broke his left collarbone during the 2013 campaign and missed seven games, as Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk tweets. In that case, however, Rodgers broke his left collarbone, while this latest injury is to his throwing shoulder, which could further impede a return.
With Rodgers sidelined, the Packers have turned to backup Brett Hundley, whom Green Bay selected in the fifth round of the 2015 draft. Although he had attempted only 11 NFL passes before today, Hundley had drawn trade interest in the past, and general manager Ted Thompson almost shipped him away this offseason. Hundley has completed four of eight passes the Vikings today for one touchdown and one interception.
Green Bay only has two quarterbacks on its current roster, so the club will be forced to add another signal-caller in the coming days. Former undrafted free agent Joe Callahan resides on the Packers’ practice squad and could be promoted, while Green Bay could also target a veteran free agent. Colin Kaepernick, Robert Griffin III, Matt Barkley, and Matt McGloin are among the options on the open market.
Heading into today’s game, the Packers had posted an NFC North leading 4-1 record and had a 69.6% chance of earning a postseason berth, per Football Outsiders. Without Rodgers, those odds certainly figure to decrease, and Green Bay faces the 15th-most difficult schedule going forward, according to FO. Over the next several weeks, the Packers will face the Saints, Lions, Bears, Ravens, and Steelers, with a bye mixed in during Week 8.
That team can’t do anything without him. RIP packers this season.
So 2013 all over again. Going to be rough for the middle of the season but Rodgers will be back in time at the end of the season.
Except this time injury is to his throwing shoulder so could be a longer recovery
Is he arguably the best QB in the league? Thats a very tough argument to make
Yeah they must have forgotten about some guy named Brady.
How is that a tough argument to make. Tom Brady certainly has more accolades with the rings but if you have working eyeballs you can see Rodgers is one of the best to ever play the game.
Sure. But it’s a real hard argument to make that Rodgers is the best QB in the league.
I’m a Vikings fan and I’d definitely rather have Rodgers than Brady. Brady has always had a strong team around him due to Belichek and the FO. Thompson and McCarthy are atrocious and have struggled to put even an average team around Rodgers, I really feel for the guy because he has so much weight on his shoulders due to the coach and GM.
Id take Rogers over Brady any day! Super Bowl rings are TEAM victories
Also would take Rogers over Brady
Super Bowl rings are team wins
Anybody who would take Rodgers over Brady is fit for a straight jacket, that is insane.
I think Rodgers is a whining sniveling little prima Donna only surpassed by Brady. The way he acted after the tackle makes my point they both seem to think they shouldn’t get hit too hard.
Since you guys from Boston are making generalities I will make my own. You are all drunken miscreants and don’t know anything beyond Boston. Rodgers is a better QB and I would take him even with his whining.
The first part of the second pp was made tongue in cheek just do you guys from Boston don’t get your panties in a bunch.
The drunk miscreants from Boston that don’t know what pp means that is paragraph. That is the big space between the words. Tongue in cheek means it was a joke. Just to help you out.
Please, Rodgers can throw the deep ball better, hands down. Brady except for 07 NEVER had a superior team.
One of the best but NOT the best
NFC north is bad enough that 8-8 might win it. Season isn’t over if the pack can beat a couple of teams…..still looked like a dirty hit to me.
Even NFL fans are a bunch of weenies now
I’m a huge Packers fan and from what I saw, thought the hit was pretty clean. Sometimes a good hit is just a good hit. Absolutely awful for my teams season and sucks beyond belief, but I don’t really have a problem with the hit.
Wasn’t even really a “hit”. He tackled him and came down on top of him. Happens all the time, just this tackle happened to be in the right (or wrong) position of landing to cause the bone to break
“Slammed” seems to overstate what was merely tackling