Aaron Rodgers Injury Update: Packers Quarterback Concerned About Knee, But No Setback

Aaron Rodgers is hoping his knee gets better with every game he plays for the Green Bay Packers, but is also concerned he could aggravate the injury — and if so it will be a big blow this early in the new NFL season.

The Packers quarterback suffered a knee injury during the first half of their opening game of the season against the Chicago Bears. He returned in the third quarter to lead them to a famous 24-23 comeback win, but there remained questions about the injury, which did not look to be a minor one.

Initially, Rodgers seemed confident about his participation against the Minnesota Vikings in Week 2, but during the week leading up to the game he was rated as doubtful after missing a couple of practice sessions. But he was finally given the all clear and played the entire game against the Vikings which ended in a 29-29 tie after overtime.

The quarterback played with a heavily strapped knee against the Vikings and put in an impressive performance completing 30 of his 42 passes for 281 yards. However, he is concerned he could aggravate the injury, but is hoping that it goes in the opposite direction.

"Yeah, obviously that's a concern," Rodgers told ESPN Wednesday. "Hopefully it goes the other way though."

The Packers travel to Washington to take on the Redskins in Week 3 on Sunday and Rodgers is likely to be available for the game after playing the entire game against the Vikings. He is certain that his knee will not be “100 percent” ahead of the game but is willing to work through his rehab and hope that it is better than it was for the previous game.

“Obviously it won't be 100 percent, so I'll just adjust accordingly to how I'm feeling and try to get through. It just depends on how the week goes with the rehab and the recovery," the quarterback added. "Obviously, I'd love to be better than I was last week as far as health-wise but there's some factors that are out of my control."

Packers coach Mike McCarthy is likely to follow last week’s template and avoid too many practice sessions for Rodgers during the week. The coach cancelled their scheduled practice session for Wednesday, but revealed it was due to the conditions they endured during the overtime game against the Vikings.

"I think it's obvious we came off of a Sunday Night game, played an overtime game in unusual heat for this part of the country, so just trusting our numbers," McCarthy said. "That's why we're doing what we're doing."

Rodgers, meanwhile, seemed to enjoy the conditions and admitted the heat helped his knee as the game went along. He also made it clear he has not suffered a setback and is just working day-by-day to ensure he is ready to play on Sunday.

"The heat and the adrenaline definitely helped, but it's just going to be something you've got to deal with for a while," Rodgers said. "Take it week by week. It doesn't seem like there's a major setback at this point, so just being smart about it and trying to get ready to play Sunday."