Green Bay Packers
Aaron Rodgers - #12 - QB
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 2"/ 225 lbs. |
| Birthday | 12/02/1983 |
| Birthplace | Chico, CA |
| College | California |
| Years played | 9 |
| Drafted | 2005, 1st round, 24th pick by Packers |
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PLAYER NEWS
Rodgers says injuries to "multiple lower extremities" will keep him out of the Pro Bowl later this month.|||||||
Rodgers was to be the NFC's starting quarterback. But the reigning NFL MVP said on his weekly radio show on Milwaukee's ESPN 540 AM on Tuesday that he didn't pass his year-end physical. He wouldn't get into specifics, though he did say injury to his right ankle that landed him on the injury report several times in the second half of the season "has definitely been a problem."
Rodgers connected with an NFL playoff-record 10 receivers as he threw for 274 yards in his first playoff victory at home victory Saturday over the Vikings.|||||||
Rodgers went with DuJuan Harris on Green Bay's first scoring drive, mixed it up between James Jones, Tom Crabtree and Greg Jennings on the second, and had 22- and 23-yard completions to Jordy Nelson before Kuhn scored on a 3-yard run that put the Packers up 17-3 just before the half.
Rodgers completed 28 of 40 passes for 365 yards and four touchdowns in Green Bay's loss to Minnesota on Sunday.|||||||
Rodgers finished the regular season with 39 touchdown passes - six shy of his career best established last year - compared to only eight interceptions.
Rodgers threw for three touchdowns and ran for another in yet one more brilliant performance in Sunday's 55-7 drubbing of the Titans.|||||||
Rodgers and the Green Bay offense may as well have been playing Madden NFL video game for as easily as they piled up the yardage and the scores on the Titans. The reigning league MVP was 27 of 38 for 342 yards.
Rodgers was 23 of 36 for 291 yards with three TDs in Sunday's win over the Bears.|||||||
Rodgers threw one more TD than he did in the previous three games combined.