Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Aaron Rodgers will not need surgery on the small break in his left wrist and is pushing to play on Sunday against the Chicago Bears. It is unknown if Rodgers will play, but his wrist will have to be fitted for a brace to play.
“He does not want to miss a game,” NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport said. “He is pushing to play in this game. I know it sounds crazy, because he broke a bone in his wrist, but it’s his left wrist. If he’s able to grip, if he’s able to receive the ball on the snap, it is actually possible that he could play this week.”
Rodgers, as Rapoport noted, has to be able to catch the ball and receive snaps. It will not hurt his ability to throw the ball since it is his non-throwing wrist. In addition to that, Rodgers has to make sure that he is able to have enough grip strength for ball security.
The injury occurred when Rodgers was nearly sacked on a second down before the half ended. He threw up a ball for Kenneth Gainwell, but two defenders landed on him. As he landed on the ground, Rodgers’ left hand appeared bloodied.
On top of that, Rodgers landed on his outstretched hand and suffered the injury to his wrist. Given it is his non-throwing hand, that could expedite a return to play, but players were told coming out of halftime that Mason Rudolph would takeover for Rodgers moving forward.
Rudolph played well in relief of Rodgers, completing 12 of 16 passes for 126 yards and a touchdown. The Steelers travel to Chicago to face a red hot Bears team that is looking to continue their winning ways after a 19-17 win over the Minnesota Vikings.
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