One of the best quarterbacks in the history of the game, Aaron Rodgers of the Green Bay Packers, suffered a broken collarbone in the Sunday night’s loss against Minnesota Vikings, and could potentially miss the rest of the season. The injury occurred in the first quarter when Rodgers was hit by Vikings’ linebacker Anthony Barr.
According to Green Bay Packers head coach Mike McCarthy, Rodgers will have a surgery on his collarbone in the near future. Although his season might be over, the team will make the final decision after the procedure.
“Aaron Rodgers suffered a significant injury in the game,” – McCarthy said at the press conference on Monday. “It will require surgery. He’ll be out a minimum of a significant amount of time. Potentially, his season can be over. He’ll have surgery here in the near future. After we see how that goes, focus on getting better and healthy – that’s all that really matters right now.“
With Rodgers out for a significant time, there are lots of speculations about where will Packers move from here. Some analysts suggest that Packers should go after Tony Romo, but coach McCarthy doesn’t think Packers should look behind their roster. Packers have quarterbacks Brett Hundley and Joe Callahan at their disposal. Hundley stepped on Sunday and had 18 passes completed and 33 attempted for 157 yards.
“I’ve got three years invested in Brett Hundley. I’ve got great confidence in Brett Hundley,” – McCarthy said about team’s quarterback situation. “I’ve got two years invested in Joe Callahan. It’s a quarterback room that has structure and there is a philosophy behind the development of it and it will be applied to the game plan.“
Aaron Rodgers joined a long list of injured NFL superstars that includes New York Giants’ wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. and Houston Texans’ defensive end JJ Watt.
