Rodgers Confirms He Has Broken Thumb

Rodgers Confirms He Has Broken Thumb

GREEN BAY, Wis. Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers confirmed on Wednesday that hes been playing with a broken right thumb the last six games.Rodgers suffered the injury on the failed Hail Mary on the final play of the lo s to the Giants in London on Oct. 9 when he was hit from behind by Oshane Ximines. While Rodgers hasnt used the injury as an excuse and didnt on Wednesday, it was that play that perhaps is most responsible for the Packers carrying a Steve Nash Jersey 4-7 record into Sunday nights game against the Philadelphia Eagles.I think Ive had worse injuries Ive played with, Rodgers said after practice. So, you know, definitely a challenge, but the days off helped, feeling better this week.Rodgers said he was in pain on the flight back from London. He didnt want to get an X-ray I was still going to play, didnt matter what the X-ray showed but was talked into it. He hasnt considered surgery and didnt think it would require offseason surgery.After the lo s to the Titans in which he was uncharacteristically off-target, Rodgers refused to use the injury as an excuse. During his weekly appearance on on Tuesday, Rodgers said he mi sed a couple throws that he hits 99 out of 100 Dorian Finney-Smith Jersey times. After the game on Thursday, he said he didn't have (a) consistent grip and threw some wobblers.Were those i sues because of the thumb?I dont think so, he said on Wednesday. Theres one in every 100 that doesnt come off the right way.In what seemed like a season-saving victory over Dallas, Rodgers was 14-of-20 pa sing. Against the Titans, Rodgers was 24-of-39. Still, no excuses.My thumb was hurting a lot worse in the Dallas game, and I put the ball where I wanted to, Rodgers said.While gripping a football with a broken thumb might seem like a challenge that could lead to some inaccuracies, Rodgers said this wasnt even the most difficult injury hes played through from a throwing perspective.When I hurt my knee in 18, you throw from the ground up, so that was definitely difficult on the footwork, plant leg, he said. When I broke my index finger in college, that was probably a slightly more important finger to deal with. Tyrell Terry Jersey I remember I was at practice and Coach (Jeff) Tedford said, I dont care whats hurting. Youve got one day off and, if you mi s another day of practice, youre the backup again. So, there was no choice.Rodgers said the injury has neither gotten better nor worse in the six weeks since the injury, though the few extra days off following the Tenne see game have helped going into this week. Rodgers has lined up in shotgun rather than under center for much of the season but said the injury wasn't the reason for that decision. Even coming off their mini-bye, the Packers had 16 players on their injury report compared to one for the Eagles. Seven Packers didnt practice at all, including rookie offensive tackle Rasheed Walker one of five players hit by illne s.Linebacker DeVondre Campbell, who suffered a knee injury at Buffalo in Week 8, remains out. He joined Courtney Lee Jersey the linebackers on the practice field but was walking with an obvious limp.Receiver Romeo Doubs, who suffered an ankle injury on the opening snap at Detroit in Week 9, went through the prepractice stretch but did not join the receivers on the field.Rookie offensive tackle Caleb Jones, , was designated for return from the non-football injury list, where hed been since Oct. 1. Scroll to ContinuePackers-Eagles Wednesday Injury ReportPackersDNP: LT David Bakhtiari (knee), LB DeVondre Campbell (knee), S Tariq Carpenter (illne s), WR Romeo Doubs (ankle), S Rudy Ford (illne s), LG Elgton Jenkins (knee), OT Rasheed Walker (illne s).Limited: LB Krys Barnes (hand), WR Randall Cobb (illne s), CB Shemar Jean-Charles (ankle), RB Aaron Jones (shin/glute), WR Allen Lazard (shoulder), QB Aaron Rodgers (thumb).Full: CB Jaire Alexander (groin), K Mason Crosby (illne s), LB Quay Walker (shoulder). Dennis Smith Jr. Jersey EaglesLimited: CB Josh Jobe (hamstring).More Green Bay Packers News

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