Packers announce Rodgers has torn calf muscle

[Primetime21]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers' calf muscle has a slight tear in it in addition to being significantly strained, according to league sources.


The injury is not expected to prevent Rodgers from playing in Sunday's divisional round playoff game against the Dallas Cowboys, but it could affect how mobile and effective he is.

"There's no question he will play, but there's also no question he will not be 100 percent," said one doctor familiar with the injury. "The question is whether he'll be 95 percent or 50 percent."

The Packers are aggressively treating the injury, with the hope he can be as well as possible. Each person responds differently to calf injuries.

Green Bay held Rodgers out of practice on Wednesday and how active he is the rest of the week still is uncertain. He is scheduled to go through team drills Thursday.

What's not uncertain is that Rodgers' calf is not right heading into Sunday's game, and now he will try to overcome it, just as he did in the regular-season finale to help his team beat Detroit.

 

[Primetime21]

two banged up QB's sunday

 

[Big Boss]

its over

dallas won

 

[Codeine Bryant]

The cold weather actually makes it worse.

Ice is good when injured because you're elevating the extremity, resting it, and icing it to decrease the inflammation.

But when you're trying to use said joint/muscle, you want to keep it as warm and loose as possible.

I still think Rodgers will be fine (80-85%), but if that leg starts getting cold and stiff after halftime....

 

[who_better_than_me]

This is all the results of the Suh play?no wknder the rest of division cant wait for him to go to another division.

 

[fifth column]

Green Bay still winning by 17

 

[Lefty Gunz]

Seattle / New England Superbowl

 

[Primetime21]

Green Bay still winning by 17

I think it could be more

 

[a murda]

:loldiddy::loldiddy:

 

[Akata Man Bromo]

 

[Mr swag]

Boys walking into the super bowl

 

[STAN JONES]

This is all the results of the Suh play?no wknder the rest of division cant wait for him to go to another division.

Naw he got hurt before that play

 

[RiffRaff]

I think it could be more

You're underestimating your own team. As much as I can't stand the Cowboys, I think this is going to be tight game. Boys match up pretty well with the Packers IMO.

 

[Darealtwo1]

HE STILL IS PLAYING :wesssttttt:

 

[mr. smoke weed]

That first hit