KIDWCKED
10-16-2010, 07:11 PM
c/p from foxsports by Bill Huber..
Aaron Rodgers returned to practice on Thursday and looked in fine form. Afterward, he told reporters that he's "very optimistic" that he'll be in the starting lineup on Sunday against Miami and provided some insight on the NFL's post-concussion protocol.
The fog has cleared in Aaron Rodgers’ head, and with it, any doubt about who will be the Green Bay Packers’ starting quarterback on Sunday has cleared up, too.
After being held out of Wednesday’s practice following Sunday’s concussion at Washington, Rodgers took almost all of the first-team snaps during the one hour of practice that was open to reporters on Thursday. He seemed on top of the game plan, had no problem with any of the physical aspects of the job and seemed loose and in typically good humor.
While coach Mike McCarthy stopped short of saying that Rodgers would be the starter for Sunday’s home game against the Miami Dolphins because of the possibility that Rodgers could have a setback in the next couple days, Rodgers said there’s no reason to believe he’ll be a game-time decision.
“I’ve gone through the process that the NFL requires,” Rodgers said. “I’ve been cleared by our doctors by an outside source. I think it’s just a matter of how I feel tomorrow.”
While the coaching staff has said that Rodgers sustained the concussion on the helmet-to-helmet hit from Jeremy Jarmon on his ill-fated overtime interception, Rodgers indicated
Aaron Rodgers returned to practice on Thursday and looked in fine form. Afterward, he told reporters that he's "very optimistic" that he'll be in the starting lineup on Sunday against Miami and provided some insight on the NFL's post-concussion protocol.
The fog has cleared in Aaron Rodgers’ head, and with it, any doubt about who will be the Green Bay Packers’ starting quarterback on Sunday has cleared up, too.
After being held out of Wednesday’s practice following Sunday’s concussion at Washington, Rodgers took almost all of the first-team snaps during the one hour of practice that was open to reporters on Thursday. He seemed on top of the game plan, had no problem with any of the physical aspects of the job and seemed loose and in typically good humor.
While coach Mike McCarthy stopped short of saying that Rodgers would be the starter for Sunday’s home game against the Miami Dolphins because of the possibility that Rodgers could have a setback in the next couple days, Rodgers said there’s no reason to believe he’ll be a game-time decision.
“I’ve gone through the process that the NFL requires,” Rodgers said. “I’ve been cleared by our doctors by an outside source. I think it’s just a matter of how I feel tomorrow.”
While the coaching staff has said that Rodgers sustained the concussion on the helmet-to-helmet hit from Jeremy Jarmon on his ill-fated overtime interception, Rodgers indicated