Aaron Rodgers Out Of Packers Game With Shoulder Injury

Aaron Rodgers, quarterback for the Green Bay Packers, left the Monday Night Football game against their arch rivals, the Chicago Bears, with an undisclosed shoulder injury.

The team announced that Rodgers would be out for the rest of the game. Coincidentally, the Bears’ quarterback, Jay Culter, is also inactive on tonight’s game.

The veteran quarterback was injured on the Packers’ first possession when he was sacked by Chicago’s Shea McClellin.

During the play the linebacker brought Rodgers to the ground on third down as the Packers ended up with a field goal.

The Packers have not disclosed what kind of injury sidelined their starter, but after the sack Aaron Rodgers met with team physician Dr. Pat McKenzie on the bench briefly.

He was seen throwing a few passes, presumably to see how his shoulder felt. He then sat down again and then headed to the locker room.

With 6:54 left in the third quarter, Aaron Rodgers returned to the Packers’ sideline in street clothes to watch the rest of the game with his teammates, he was received with cheers from the crowd.

Replacing the quarterback is Seneca Wallace, who was intercepted in his first play after being called to replace Rodgers, but has settled down and continued more comfortably in the remainder of the game.

Aaron Rodgers has only missed two games since replacing another great Packers quarterback, Brett Favre, in 2008. In 2010, he was out with a concussion and in 2011 due to Week 17 rest.

Seneca Wallace is a ten-year veteran quarterback who played for the Seattle Seahawks and Clevelands Browns before joining the Packers in 2012.

Wallace is the only other quarterback on the Packers’ active roster and the Chicago defense has challenged him all game long.

Aaron Rodgers is present at the field and not wearing a sling, if that’s any consolation for Packers fans. The Bears lead with less than 10 minutes left in the fourth quarter.