Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was hopeful to return to the field from his collarbone injury for Week 15, but reports indicate that the signal caller may have to spend another week watching from the sidelines when the Packers take on the Dallas Cowboys.
According to ESPN, members of the Packers organization have become pessimistic about the probability of Rodgers returning on Sunday, but no final determination on Rodgers' status has been made. The report indicates that team officials noted that Rodgers experienced pain in his left collarbone while making simple movements on the practice field last week.
Adding to the doubt is the fact that a scan on the collarbone showed that the injury wasn't fully healed at that time though he is scheduled to practice on Wednesday but still needs to be medically cleared for game contact before he can play.
ESPN reports that medical experts feel it is unlikely that Rodgers will be cleared since he is less than six weeks removed from suffering the injury, and the ailment usually requires eight to 10 weeks of recovery time. The Packers' staff doesn't want to rush the quarterback into action only for him to suffer a more severe injury that would require offseason surgery that would interfere with his offseason preparations.
Rodgers spoke of his recovery and the surprising amount of pain he's in on ESPN 540 Milwaukee
"We would need different results and different responses to be able to get on the field this week," Rodgers told the program via ESPN. "I shouldn't be having pain doing some of the simple movements."
Rodgers said he felt fine when he was throwing the ball but he experienced pain during full-speed drill work including taking snaps and handing the ball off with his left hand.
Rodgers was 168-for-251 (66.9%) for 2,218 yards with 15 touchdowns and four interceptions before going down with the injury. The team will likely go with Matt Flynn as it doesn't seem like Rodgers will be ready to go.
The Packers are 6-6-1 and are one-half game before the NFC North-leading Chicago Bears and Detroit Lions, who are each 7-6.
The Packers hope to make a playoff push, but it's likely they'll have to do so without Rodgers.
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