Yahoo! Sports is reporting:
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers intends to play against Atlanta on Sunday despite a sprained shoulder that his coaches will be watching closely in practice.
Packers coach, Mike McCarthy, and his assistants will spend this week monitoring Rodgers’ progress and preparing rookie backup Matt Flynn to start, just in case.
“Speaking with Aaron this morning, he has every intention on playing,” McCarthy said Monday in Green Bay. “But I think Wednesday’s practice will be a pretty good indicator for us. It’s just something we’ll have to continue to rehab and see where we are on Wednesday.”
Rodgers was injured on a scramble in the third quarter of Sunday’s 30-21 loss at Tampa Bay. He stayed in the game and threw a touchdown pass to Greg Jennings, but sat out part of the fourth quarter. Rodgers said after the game he might have separated his shoulder.
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