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Packers’ Aaron Rodgers expecting injured toe to be 100 percent by playoffs

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is close to putting his lingering toe injury in the past. He said he’s confident the injury will be fully healed by the playoffs.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is getting close to putting his toe injury in the rear-view mirror, and there’s growing confidence that the injury will be fully healed by the time the Packers kick off the NFC Divisional Round at Lambeau Field later this month.

“I think so,” Rodgers said Sunday when asked if he could be healed this year. “Without any issues in Detroit, I feel like we’re getting really close. We haven’t done an X-ray in about a week, but there’s definitely significant healing, and we’re getting close to being 100 percent, which I expect to be, definitely with the bye week.”

The Packers clinched the No. 1 seed in the NFC and will get a first-round bye in the postseason.

Rodgers and the other starters are expected to play in the season finale in Detroit on Sunday, but a full week off during Wild Card Weekend could get him over the hump and put the lingering injury behind him for good.

Rodgers, who threw two touchdown passes in a 37-10 win over the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, said he practiced on Friday without any inhibitions and was tempted to practice on Thursday, and he didn’t need a pre-game shot for the pain on Sunday.

“This was another good week for me,” Rodgers said.

Rodgers is expecting to practice at least two days this week, likely on Thursday and Friday.

The only worry now is a setback, which is possible during Sunday’s finale in Detroit. But even with a few setbacks along the way already, Rodgers is close to being in a position where the toe injury is no longer an issue.

Rodgers was hardly affected by the issue, at least statistically. He suffered the injury during quarantine in early November. Over the last seven games, Rodgers has completed 70.2 percent of his passes, averaged 8.2 yards per attempt and thrown 18 touchdown passes and just one interception.

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Packers QB Aaron Rodgers believes he suffered setback with toe injury

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers on his fractured toe: “I don’t know what kind of setback that I had tonight but we’ll look at it tomorrow. But definitely took a step back tonight.”

All the healing done by Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during the bye week might have been erased on Sunday night against the Chicago Bears.

Rodgers, who threw four touchdown passes, said he believes he suffered a setback with his fractured left pinky toe during the Packers’ 45-30 win.

Asked if the toe felt better coming out of the bye and after Sunday night’s game, Rodgers replied, “No, it feels worse.”

“I don’t know what kind of setback that I had tonight but we’ll look at it tomorrow. But definitely took a step back tonight,” Rodgers said.

Rodgers wasn’t sure of the next step, but he said surgery would be a “last resort” option.

The Packers quarterback picked rest during the bye week over surgery, hoping all the time off the toe would promote healing and lead to the issue going away at some point during the regular season. The setback on Sunday night suggests the issue is going to be a problem the rest of the way.

Asked later about running off the field following the win over the Bears, Rodgers corrected the statement and said he was walking because of the pain in his toe.

Testing on Monday will help reveal what kind of damage Rodgers suffered in the toe on Sunday night, and what should be done next.

The Packers play four more games to end the regular season, beginning next Sunday in Baltimore against the Ravens. It’s unclear at this point if Rodgers is in any danger of missing game time because of the setback.

Despite the pain on Sunday night, Rodgers completed 29 of 37 passes for 341 yards, four touchdown passes and zero interceptions during the win over the Bears.

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Aaron Rodgers: Bye week was ‘really, really helpful’ for injured toe

The Packers QB said he’s getting a lot of healing done on injured toe with rest over the last two weeks.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers still isn’t practicing, but the week off was still beneficial for the healing of his fractured left pinky toe.

Rodgers said he won’t have a good feel for the toe’s recovery timeline and if he can get over the injury by the end of the regular season until he gets through another few days of healing and then recovers from Sunday’s game against the Chicago Bears.

“This was really, really positive, the time to heal and not do anything now for going on 10 days has been really, really helpful,” Rodgers said Wednesday. “We’re hoping we can get on the other side of this. We don’t know until Sunday after the game and Monday how it will react to all the healing that’s taken place and the pounding that will happen on Sunday, so we’ll see how it recovers on Sunday and Monday.”

Rodgers initially hurt his toe during his 10-day quarantine period after testing positive for COVID-19. He’s now about a month removed from suffering the injury and has enjoyed “some really good weeks of healing.”

By combining the bye week with another week of rest during prep for the Bears, Rodgers is confident he’s trending in the right direction with five games to go.

“I feel good that these two weeks are going to give me a real good chance of getting a lot of the healing done,” Rodgers said. “We’re so far out now from the initial injury that I’d like to think that any damage I might do on Sunday will pale in comparison to the healing that’s been done the last few weeks.”

Rodgers didn’t practice on Wednesday but participated in a walkthrough. He said it isn’t “optimal” to sit out during the week and “would love” to be on the field practicing, but he’s “making it work,” which can be seen in the numbers.

Since returning from the COVID-19 reserve list, Rodgers has completed 64.3 percent of his passes, averaged 8.6 yards per attempt and thrown six touchdown passes to just one interception. His passer rating over the three games was 105.1, and the Packers averaged 28.0 points per game. Green Bay beat the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams but lost a shootout to the Vikings in Minneapolis.

Rodgers said he’s experiencing “very little pain on gameday” thanks to various treatments.

During the bye week, Rodgers flew to Los Angeles to get a second opinion on the toe injury but elected not to have surgery. He’s hopeful rest will allow the injury to heal over time.

The Packers return to practice on Thursday. Rodgers said he’ll likely do nothing more than call in plays during the on-field work.

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Packers QB Aaron Rodgers won’t have surgery to repair broken toe during bye week

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers isn’t planning to have surgery on his fractured toe during the bye week, per NFL Network.

Although surgical intervention was considered and could still be an option down the road, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is passing on surgery for his fractured left pinky toe during the bye week, according to Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero of NFL Network.

Instead of surgery, Rodgers is hoping treatment and rest will create improvement in the fracture during the Packers’ off week.

Rodgers said after Sunday’s win over the Los Angeles Rams that he would have scans of the toe on Monday before deciding on a course of action. It remains possible surgery could be an option later if the right amount of healing doesn’t happen with rest, but Rodgers has maintained he wouldn’t go down any treatment path that leads him to missing games.

Rodgers has played the last three games with the injury, which was suffered during his 10-day quarantine period after testing positive for COVID-19.

Last week, Rodgers missed all three practices in an attempt to provide more healing time. He said the time off of the toe helped him play with less pain on Sunday.

Erin Andrews of FOX said before the game Sunday that Rodgers did receive an injection for the pain in the toe before facing the Los Angeles Rams, but Rodgers said he didn’t need a second injection at the half. Two weeks ago in Minnesota, Rodgers had to go back to the locker room early before the half to receive more treatment on the fractured toe.

With or without surgery, the issue is expected to linger throughout the rest of the season.

The Packers are off this week. They return to the field on Sunday, Dec. 12 against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field.

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Packers QB Aaron Rodgers confirms he fractured pinky toe during quarantine

Packers QB Aaron Rodgers said he suffered a fractured pinky toe while working out during his 10-day quarantine period.

The mystery surrounding Aaron Rodgers’ toe injury is no more.

The Green Bay Packers quarterback confirmed he fractured his left pinky toe while working out during his 10-day quarantine period, and he dispelled any rumors about having a COVID-related issue with his toe.

“I have a fractured toe,” Rodgers said. “I have never heard of COVID toe before. I have no lesions on my feet.”

Rodgers said he hurt the toe while going through a ramp-up conditioning period during quarantine, and the severity of the injury was first discovered when he had his foot X-rayed after returning from the COVID-19 reserve list.

Rodgers was immediately placed on the injury report but has played in both of the Packers’ games since. He had his foot stepped on in Minnesota on Sunday, re-aggravating symptoms, and he received treatment for the pain during halftime.

Several options are available moving forward, including surgical interventions, but Rodgers doesn’t plan to miss playing time while recovering from the injury. He said he’ll evaluate all the options during the bye week.

“I’m going to deal with the pain. It’s all about pain management. Hopefully we get some healing during the weeks with limited practice reps,” Rodgers said. “The goal is to play every single week.”

Rodgers, who didn’t practice on Wednesday or Thursday of last week, sat out practice again on Wednesday. He is planning on sticking to a similar schedule this week, meaning he could get limited on-field reps on Friday but nothing more.

Rodgers mentioned the ability to consult with Dr. Robert Anderson, a world-renowned foot and ankle specialist who joined the Packers in 2019 and operates out of Green Bay.

The goal now is to take measures that will help him get to the “finish line” of the 2021 season.

Rodgers and the Packers play the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday. The team is finally off for the bye in Week 13.

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Chiefs HC Andy Reid provides injury updates after Tuesday practice

#Chiefs HC Andy Reid provided an injury update on Tuesday, revealing a new injury to second-year LB Willie Gay Jr.

The Kansas City Chiefs were back in action on Tuesday after getting a few days off following Friday’s preseason finale.

The team is taking a couple of days to have short practices, weight-lifting and workout sessions before switching into regular-season mode. Andy Reid spoke to the media after practice, providing an injury update. Unfortunately, he confirmed a report that a second-year linebacker was dealing with a toe injury.

“Willie Gay is really the only new one,” Reid said on Tuesday. “He hurt his toe in the game. So he didn’t (practice) today. We’ll see how he does here in the next couple of days.”

Gay had been one of the standout players during training camp for Kansas City, but this is his second injury to come this offseason. It’s certainly discouraging to hear this news with expectations so high heading into the 2021 NFL season, but there is still a chance he’s ready to play in Week 1.

On the good side of the injury news, Frank Clark seems to be working his way back from a hamstring injury.

“Frank Clark did a little bit today,” Reid said.

Clark is tracking to be ready for Week 1.

Reid confirmed that Austin Blythe, who had surgery to repair a hernia, is still not back at practice.

More injury updates to come, but with the bye week, the Chiefs are still looking quite healthy heading into the season.

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Dee Eskridge, Travis Homer expected to be activated off PUP List

Seattle Seahawks rookie receiver Dee Eskridge and running back Travis Homer are expected to be activated off the Seahawks PUP List this week.

The Seattle Seahawks have been battling a number of injuries over the last couple of weeks, but coach Pete Carroll was able to provide some good news after the Seahawks’ 20-7 loss to the Raiders in Las Vegas on Saturday night.

“We should get a real boost this week of guys returning to us,” Carroll said.

Rookie wide receiver Dee Eskridge and running back Travis Homer are both expected to be activated off the Seahawks’ physically unable to perform list this week.

Eskridge, Seattle’s highest draft pick this year, has been suffering from a toe injury since the Seahawks’ OTAs earlier this spring.

“We’re going to take the wrapping off of him next week,” Carroll told reporters. “We’re excited to get him back. He looks fantastic in his workouts. He looks great. We’ve got to make sure before he really gets into full-speed action that he’s back and in condition for that, but as far as his power and his strength, all that kind of stuff, he’s back. We’re really looking forward to that.

“Travis Homer is at that same point too. Both of those guys are ready to bounce back next week.”

Homer, now in his third season, has been sidelined with a calf issue.

The Seahawks return to practice Monday, although there is no media availability until Tuesday.

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Patrick Mahomes gives toe injury update, talks offseason at American Century Championship

Mahomes provided an update on his toe injury and spoke about the #Chiefs’ offseason at the American Century Championship.

A turf toe injury to Kansas City Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes helped put a damper on the team’s postseason run in 2020. The star QB had surgery to repair the injury in February and has been ahead of schedule in his recovery all offseason.

When mandatory minicamp broke, Mahomes was aiming to be ready to go with no limitations for training camp in late July. During a break from Thursday’s practice round at the American Century Championship, Mahomes reiterated in an interview for NFL Network that he’s feeling good and expects to be ready for training camp and the start of the 2021 NFL season.

“The toe’s feeling great,” Mahomes said, via NFL.com. “I’m out here playing golf, being able to walk around the course. I’ve been running, cutting, jumping, throwing, doing it all. So I’m just excited to get back to training camp and have another chance to make a run at it and win the Super Bowl this year.”

The offseason hasn’t been much different for Mahomes in light of his injury. The main differences that he’s noticed come from the “Run It Back” tour falling short. Like most of the great ones, Mahomes has a short memory and he’s already turned his attention toward getting to Super Bowl LVI in Los Angeles.

“It’s different in the sense that you don’t have the parades and all that different type of stuff,” Mahomes said of the offseason, via NFL.com. “But I think the beautiful thing about the NFL is every single year, you start from scratch. You have to come in, you have to put in the work to try to get to the big game and try to win it. And so for us, win or lose that Super Bowl the last two years, we still have that same mentality of we’re going to start from scratch and build and try to find a way to get back to that game.”

The foundation for another run at the Super Bowl has already been set for the Chiefs and Mahomes during OTAs and minicamp. The rest of the work will be done when the team reports to training camp and the pads come on later this month.

You can watch the full interview with Mahomes tonight at 6:00 p.m. CT on NFL Network’s “NFL Total Access.”

WATCH: Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes looking spry during offseason work

#Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes is looking spry in the latest video posted by his trainer…

So far during the NFL’s 2021 offseason program, the Kansas City Chiefs have engaged in what Andy Reid refers to as “passing camps.” Patrick Mahomes, who is rehabbing from offseason toe surgery, hasn’t been doing much in the way of running around during practices because of that.

The big question moving forward into training camp is whether Mahomes would have any limitations from his injury when the running work resumes. Well, the latest workout video from Mahomes’ long-time trainer, APEC’s Bobby Stroupe, should alleviate all worries about Mahomes being ready for training camp in late July. He looks to be in excellent shape and doesn’t appear limited at all by his toe.

Check it out:

When mandatory minicamp broke, Mahomes said that Chiefs’ athletic trainers Rick Burkholder and Julie Frymyer were in communication with Stroupe about his continued rehab. This looks to perhaps be a part of that plan.

“I’ll be training with my trainer Bobby Stroupe and he’s talked to Rick (Burkholder) and he’s talked to Julie (Frymyer) and really got a good game plan of how we’re going to continue the rehab,” Mahomes told reporters in mid-June. “But at the same time, making sure that I’m physically ready to go whenever training camp goes and I have no limitations at all.”

To the naked eye, this seems to be Mahomes participating in some sort of game of tag. But it’s actually an agility drill, designed with working out his feet and flexibility, in addition to working out his natural competitiveness. Drills like these are the type that makes Mahomes so good at avoiding defenders in the pocket and on the run. It also looks like a lot of fun, which is an underrated part of offseason training while away from the team.

Beyond how good Mahomes looks in this video, it also sounds like he’s doing more running out in Texas. Whatever you do, don’t call him sneaky fast.

If Mahomes is hitting 20.6 mph while training, I think it’s safe to say that he will be ready to go with no limitations at training camp. . . and then some.

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Report: Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes ‘ahead of schedule’ on injury rehab, will participate in OTAs

A new report says that Mahomes is “ahead of schedule” and will “do some stuff” when the Chiefs start Organized Team Activities.

The Kansas City Chiefs begin their first of three sessions of Organized Team Activities (OTAs) on May 25th and a very important player is set to be healthy enough to participate in some capacity.

According to a new report from NFL Network’s James Palmer, Chiefs star QB Patrick Mahomes is ahead of schedule in his recovery from offseason surgery to repair a turf toe injury. The quarterback had surgery earlier this offseason to repair the injury suffered late last season that hampered Mahomes through the playoffs.

Mahomes already said he was ahead of schedule himself, but this report adds that Mahomes will participate in OTAs when they kick off later this month. He was previously not expected to be ready for any on-field work until training camp at the earliest. According to Palmer’s report, Mahomes will “do some stuff” but won’t be cleared to participate in full.

This wouldn’t be the first time that Mahomes made a quick recovery from an injury. He made a miraculous recovery from an in-season kneecap dislocation during the 2019 NFL season en route to Super Bowl LIV.

The key here is that the team protect their star quarterback from himself and his eagerness to get back out on the field. At the same time, if you take a look at Mahomes’ workout videos, it’s clear that he’s put a lot of work in when it comes to getting his body right for the upcoming season. If he’s truly ready to go, they shouldn’t put any restrictions or limits on him.

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