Aaron Rodgers Injury: Updates on Packers Star's Calf and Return

Aaron Rodgers admitted after a Week 16 win against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers that he is dealing with a calf injury. He was active for Week 17.   

Continue for updates.

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Rodgers Active for Week 17

Sunday, Dec. 28

Duke Bobber of Packers.com confirmed Rodgers was not on the team's inactive list for today's game against the Lions:

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26 RB DuJuan Harris
31 CB Davon House
54 LB Carl Bradford
72 C Garth Gerhart
80 TE Justin Perillo
83 WR Jeff Janis
99 DT Bruce Gaston

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On Friday, Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and ESPN's Rob Demovsky announced Rodgers was officially probable:

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Rodgers Limited at Practice

Wednesday, Dec. 24

ESPN's Rob Demovsky has the latest on Rodgers:

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It doesn't necessarily mean that Aaron Rodgers won't take part in some portion of practice but during the part that was open to reporters on Wednesday, the Green Bay Packers quarterback was seen heading out the back door of the Don Hutson Center toward the training area. 

One thing is clear: The left calf injury Rodgers sustained in Sunday's win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will prevent him from getting his usual workload in practice in advance of this Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field. 

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Rodgers at Practice, Not Full Speed

Tuesday, Dec. 23

Paul Imig of Fox Sports shared this photo of Rodgers at practice. He and Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel revealed what Rodgers was able to do on Tuesday:

The Packers provided head coach Mike McCarthy's take on Rodgers, and Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press shared a quote from receiver Jordy Nelson:

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Rodgers Upbeat About Injury

Monday, Dec. 22

Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy commented on Aaron Rodgers' calf injury via Tyler Dunne of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and the team's official Twitter account:

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Rodgers Comments on Calf Injury 

Sunday, Dec. 21

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a calf injury in his team's Week 16 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, but he played through it, as he revealed following the game. 

Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com passed along comments from the star quarterback:

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'I battled the flu the last couple of days pretty bad, and that's why I was surprised I hurt my calf because I hydrated like no other,' Rodgers said. 'I had a great hydration test this week and was drinking a ton of water before the game. Unfortunately the calf kind of gave up on me there.'

Rodgers walked out of the locker room slowly on Sunday afternoon after the game but did not think the injury would be a factor in next Sunday's game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field, where the NFC North title will be decided.

'It's too early to give a 100 percent guarantee, but it would definitely take a lot to hold me out of that game,' Rodgers said.

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Packers News added another quote that should make fans in Green Bay feel better:

Rodgers is no strangers to injuries, as he missed seven games in 2013 with a broken collarbone. The Packers quarterback also dealt with a hamstring issue earlier in 2014, but was able to avoid missing any time.