Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19
Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers has tested positive for COVID-19, according to NFL reporter Tom Pelissero. Rodgers’ diagnosis means he will miss the Packers’ Week 9 game versus the 4-4 Kansas City Chiefs.
The 17-year NFL vet is unvaccinated against the coronavirus, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport.
Packers practice squad QB Kurt Benkert tested positive earlier this week.
Aaron Rodgers and the Pack picked up win No. 7 this year on Thursday night. Green Bay took down the Arizona Cardinals in a 24-21 battle.
The 7-1 Packers have a steady lead in the NFC North. Behind them, the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears have three wins apiece.
Rodgers is having a great season for the Packers despite off-season drama. The vet has 1,894 passing yards through eight games with 17 touchdowns and three interceptions. Rodgers’ completion percentage at 67% is one of his best yet, following his 70% year last season that earned him another MVP award.
Reporters asked Aaron Rodgers in August if he was vaccinated and he said, “Yeah, I’ve been immunized.”
“There are guys on the team who haven’t been vaccinated, it’s a personal decision, I’m not going to judge those guys,” Rodgers said. “It’s an interesting issue I think we’re going to see played out the entire season.”
Jordan Love stepping in for Rodgers
Green Bay Packers rookie Jordan Love will be the one taking over for Aaron Rodgers as he quarantines for COVID-19. Love, the Packers’ first-round draft pick, is likely the future of the team at quarterback.
With Rodgers and practice squad quarterback Kurt Benkert out, Love is the only healthy Packers signal-caller in the building. He’ll make his first career start versus the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday at 4:25 p.m. on the road.
The rookie has just seven passing attempts in two games played this season. On five completions, he has totaled 68 yards. He showed out in the Packers’ preseason game against the Texans, completing 12 of his 17 passes for 122 passing yards and one touchdown.
Jordan Love was not a highly-touted prospect coming out of high school in Bakersfield, California. Out of school, he had scholarship offers from Utah State, Eastern Washington, Northern Arizona, Northern Colorado, and Sacramento State, he chose Utah State.
He set several career records while at Utah State, including total yards (9,003), career 300-yard passing games (12), and completions of at least 80 yards (four).