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Aaron Rodgers injury: Matt LaFleur provides update, status for Sunday

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Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers addresses controversy with scorching hot take on science COVID-19 quarantine
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Green Bay Packers fans got some good news Friday afternoon. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers is in line to start this week despite not practicing all week, coach Matt LaFleur announced.

Rodgers hasn’t practiced in two weeks. He was in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19 and was activated the day before the Packers took on the Seahawks. Then, he appeared on the injury report with a toe injury — which he said was a “COVID injury” on The Pat McAfee Show.

On Friday, LaFleur said Rodgers is in good position to start Sunday when Green Bay takes on the Minnesota Vikings.

“He was limited today,” LaFleur said, via SI.com. “He looked good throwing the football. I’m confident that he’ll be in a good place on Sunday.”

That’s good news for Packers fans ahead of Green Bay’s divisional showdown with Minnesota Sunday at 1 p.m. ET on FOX.

Right after he was activated from the COVID-19 list, Rodgers was placed on the Packers’ injury list with a toe injury. He ended up playing, and the Packers picked up a much-needed, 17-0 win over the Seattle Seahawks.

Rodgers wouldn’t say how the injury happened, but he jokingly told McAfee it was COVID-related.

“That was a COVID injury,” Rodgers told to McAfee. “As far as the heart [and deciding whether he was fit to play Sunday], I just had to back into working out, just to see how I was feeling. Day five and six, I had a couple of good workouts, and I felt good afterwards, so I wasn’t worried about my wind or heart or any of those issues, and got checked out before I had any issues. So, I felt really good.”

McAfee asked how the toe was feeling as he tried getting Rodgers to admit how it happened. The Packers quarterback still didn’t budge.

“It’s a little painful, but I think I’ll be OK. I was able to run around a little bit on Sunday,” Rodgers said. He joked that he sustained the injury “by doing a two-minute drill in the backyard. You never know. Was I working in the greenhouse? You never know.”

In his return, Rodgers completed 23 of his 37 passing attempts for 292 yards and an interception. Thanks to a 21-carry, 66-yard, two-touchdown performance by running back AJ Dillon — who took over in the backfield after Aaron Jones sustained an injury — the Packers managed to put up enough offense to win the contest.