Aaron Rodgers may opt for in-season toe surgery
Green Bay’s star quarterback Aaron Rodgers was unbothered by a fractured toe during his phenomenal performance against Los Angeles last Sunday. Though, he may still go under the knife, with the injury causing some discomfort.
On Monday, NFL Media reported Rodgers had decided not to undergo surgery “at this time,” meaning the 37-year-old could in fact decide to surgically repair his toe, if current methods fail.
During his regular, weekly segment on the Pat McAfee Show, Rodgers elucidated his thinking on the matter.
“As compared this Monday to last Monday, I definitely felt better — same with this Tuesday to last Tuesday,” Rodgers told McAfee. “So I’ll just keep getting treatment. We’re hoping to avoid surgery, obviously, but the surgery would be such a minor one it wouldn’t be something that I’d have to miss time with. That’s a prerequisite for any surgery that I have at this point — I’m not going to miss any time. So we’ll re-assess early next week and make a decision. But it’s not something where [I’d miss time]. I could have surgery on a Monday or Tuesday and play on Sunday.”
Despite the quick recovery time, Rodgers admitted he would be unable to move the toe. As you can imagine, the decision thereby isn’t so simple.
“It would avoid any further displacement, but it would immobilize the toe,” Rodgers said. “So, we’re hoping that with a couple weeks here, we can get enough healing that maybe we can avoid doing that.
“Now, we’ll re-assess probably later this week and early next week. But the ultimate goal [is] to not have to do surgery. This thing heals up a little bit better and kind of make it through a few more weeks and maybe it doesn’t bother you the last few weeks of the season.”
Green Bay and Rodgers should be well rested after their bye week. With old foes Chicago on the horizon, Packers fans will be incredibly confident of another victory on Sunday Night Football.