The Green Bay Packers will have their franchise quarterback back under center on Sunday.
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, the Packers are set to start Aaron Rodgers in Week 10 against the Seattle Seahawks. The 37-year-old quarterback had missed Week 9’s matchup versus the Kansas City Chiefs after testing positive for COVID-19.
The Packers will have until 4 pm ET on Saturday, November 12, to activate the 37-year-old quarterback.
“Packers QB Aaron Rodgers is back in the building and set to be activated from the COVID list and will start Sunday against the Seahawks, per sources,” says Pelissero.
And as ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports, Rodgers has remained asymptomatic and has cleared the NFL’s COVID-19 protocols.
“Packers’ QB Aaron Rodgers has remained asymptomatic from COVID-19 and has met the NFL/NFLPA return-to-play protocols, per sources,” says Schefter. “All that is left now is for the Packers to officially activate him by 4 pm ET today.”
Rodgers wasn’t at the team’s facilities physically all week. However, he had participated in meetings all week virtually, according to Pelissero. He is also expected to be at the Packers’ meetings on Saturday morning and their walkthrough prior to the game.
The Packers struggled mightily without Rodgers while second-year quarterback Jordan Love made his first start in Week 9 against the Kansas City Chiefs. Green Bay scored just seven points as they lost their first game since Week 1.
The offense mustered just 179 passing yards as Love finished with passing totals of 19-of-34 passing for 190 yards, one touchdown, one interception and a 69.5 quarterback rating.
Considering the Packers are just a game behind the Arizona Cardinals for the top seed in the NFC, the return of Rodgers against the Seahawks — who will have Russell Wilson returning from injury — is absolutely huge.
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