Aaron Rodgers injury update as Green Bay Packers prepare for NFL Playoffs

Ever since Aaron Rodgers came off the Reserve/COVID-19 list, he has dealt with a lingering toe injury. As the Green Bay Packers prepare for a playoff run, the health of their star signal caller is at the forefront of every headline.

During a Wednesday press conference, Aaron Rodgers provided an update on his toe injury and how he feels entering the playoff push. According to him, the injury no longer requires pain-killing injections and should return to full strength soon.

“That’s been the most encouraging thing. Got through last week without doing one,” Rodgers said in his press conference. “It was just a pretty standard shot in the toe — very painful, but numbing agent. So that helped me get through the games. The whole goal was to be able to not have to do that and it’s been a few games now without doing that.

“So, I’m feeling good, practiced today. [I’m] close to 100 percent. I think I should be 100 percent probably by next week.”

Despite aging another year and engaging in a series of offseason disputes with the franchise, Aaron Rodgers has showed no dip in form this season. He has asserted himself as a candidate to win back-to-back MVP awards with 4,115 passing yards with 37 touchdowns and four interceptions in 2021.

Aaron Rodgers misses playoff incentives

Thanks to a strange stipulation in his contract, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is not eligible for his playoff incentives. The contract states that for Rodgers to earn his bonus, the team must improve its defensive/special teams touchdowns from the previous season.

The Packers entered Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions with two defensive touchdowns on the season. They needed just one more to surpass their total from 2020. However, Green Bay failed to deliver in a 37-30 loss.

Rodgers finished the game 14-of-18 passing for 138 yards and two touchdowns. Jordan Love took his place in the second half as Rodgers, who has a fractured toe, rested for the playoffs.

If the defense scored, Aaron Rodgers would have been eligible to earn an additional $125,000 per game in playoff incentives. That is on top of the more than $22 million he was already guaranteed for this year.

Although it is certainly disappointing for the veteran quarterback, he still has a chance to earn more incentives depending on how far the team goes. A trip to the NFC Championship would make him $130,000 more, while a Super Bowl appearance nets $150,000.