Aaron Rodgers, who has been dealing with a toe injury over the last several weeks, told reporters after Saturday’s 24-22 win over the Cleveland Browns that he is hoping he did not suffer a “major setback” with the injury.
The Green Bay Packers quarterback told Erin Andrews of Fox Sports during his postgame interview that his toe “felt really good” this week.
“This was the best I’ve felt in weeks,” Rodgers told reporters after Saturday’s game, per Pro Football Talk. “I did walk-throughs this week. Almost practiced on the Thursday, which was like a Friday. Didn’t get injection before the game. You know, was feeling really good. Then kind of got rolled up there at the end of the first quarter. Kind of got past that. Then got stepped on directly on the toe. And that’s when the pain was pretty intense. Took care of it at halftime and obviously felt better. We’re over six weeks past this now, so we’re hoping that it wasn’t a major setback tonight.”
Browns defensive end Myles Garrett stepped on his toe before halftime, causing the reigning MVP to leave for halftime a bit early to deal with it.
“This was the first week that the toe felt really good,” Rodgers told Andrews. “So, I was disappointed to get stepped on. It just kind of set it right back to where it was a few weeks ago, but that’s the way it goes. It wasn’t on purpose. It’s frustrating, but we got the win.”
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It was reported earlier this month that Rodgers’ toe injury was expected to last for the remainder of the season.
The 38-year-old could have underwent surgery, but the operation would’ve meant he wouldn’t be able to play, so the reigning MVP elected to wait until after the season to undergo the procedure.
Despite the injury, Rodgers completed 24 of 34 passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns against the Browns, and overtook Brett Favre to become the Packers’ leader in career touchdown passes.
