Aaron Rodgers injury update: Mike Tomlin reveals Steelers QB's Friday status for Bears game

Aaron Rodgers was thought to be lost for some extent of time for the Steelers after suffering a form of fracture to his left wrist last weekend against the Cincinnati Bengals. However, Pittsburgh has yet to rule him out for when they play the Chicago Bears in Week 12.

Mike Tomlin updated the latest regarding Rodgers while speaking to the media on Friday. He noted that their quarterback was a limited participant at practice on Thursday and Friday after not taking part on Wednesday, with Tomlin saying the team will “see where the weekend leads us” regarding Rodgers’ status for Sunday at Soldier Field.

“You know, I thought I saw a solid effort. But it’s Friday, and so we’ve got some time,” Tomlin said this afternoon. “He was listed as a partial participant and given a questionable designation. And, we’ll see where the weekend leads us.”

Rodgers did not return after fracturing that non-throwing wrist in the first half, to the 34-12 win over the Bengals in Week 11. He exited being 9-15 (60%) for 115 yards and a touchdown through his exit in the second quarter, with Mason Rudolph checking in from there to be 12-16 (75%) for 127 yards and a touchdown himself in the 22-point divisional win over Cincinnati, which moved Pittsburgh to 6-4 and maintained a lead in the AFC North.

Testing coming into the week proved a small fracture or a slight break in the left wrist, which would not need surgery on it, for Rodgers. The safety of that wrist, more so than the pain tolerance of it, and how he’s able to manage it in practice going into a game this weekend, has been a key part of evaluating if he can play or not. And, as of now, Rodgers has yet to be officially ruled out for the matchup against Chicago.

“Feels better than it did Sunday. That’s for sure,” Rodgers said during his media availability on Tuesday. “Lot of rehab. Was thankful to get today to work and just focus on rehab for a day. We’ll try to get back out on the field tomorrow and see what I can do.”

Pittsburgh still has two days to determine what it wants to do at quarterback versus the Bears on Sunday. But Rodgers even being in play is good news, at least in hindsight after the initial thought coming out of their last game, with the Steelers waiting to decide if it’ll actually now lead to an appearance by their near 42-year-old quarterback this weekend.