Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he’s been playing with a broken thumb since Week 5.
The Green Bay Packers’ season did not go the way they expected, as they would be sitting 4-7 on the year. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers hasn’t put up MVP numbers like he has in the past two years, as his wide receivers aren’t as stacked as they once were with Davante Adams. However, he was playing half the season with the Thumb injury.
During his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” Rodgers would neither confirm nor deny that he suffered a broken thumb when asked by the sports media star and former NFL contender.
On Wednesday, Rodgers revealed during a media briefing that he had been dealing with a broken thumb since Week 5 when the team played the New York Giants in London. The clip below comes from The Athletic’s Matt Schneidman.
Aaron Rodgers confirms he’s been playing with a broken thumb since Week 5
“I think I’ve had worse injuries I’ve played with,” Rodgers said. “It’s a challenge for sure, but the days off helped. Feeling better this week.”
As you heard in the opening question, the reporter is referring to a tweet from a Make-A-Wish kid who met Rodgers recently. Twitter user @BigPackers4x said that when he met Rodgers, he asked him how his finger was, and the quarterback replied that he had a broken thumb.
The injury occurred in the last game of the aforementioned game against the Giants, where he tried to throw a deep pass, but was hit in the hand and arm from behind by linebacker Oshan Ximens.
Since then, the Players have lost five of their next six matches. Sure, it was an all-around effort in those losses, but it’s still something Packers fans will look back on.
As Rodgers states in the video, he is not planning to have surgery.
Rodgers and the Packers are set to take on the 9-1 Philadelphia Eagles on Sunday Night Football.
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