Green Bay Packers Coach Mike McCarthy is getting his Christmas present two weeks early. All-Pro quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been cleared to return to the Packer lineup. Rodgers broke his right collarbone at Minnesota October 15th. He underwent a series of tests Monday to determine how well the surgically-repaired bone has healed. The interpretation of those tests by Green Bay team physician Doctor Patrick McKenzie and several outside specialists found Rodgers was ready to go. He will return to practice today and is expected to start Sunday against the Carolina Panthers. The Packers won three-of-seven games while he was out. They are still a long-shot for the playoffs, but the slim chance is enough to get number-12 back on the field.
Former kicker Ryan Longwell and tackle Mark Tauscher will be inducted into the Green Bay Packers Hall of Fame next summer. Longwell was the team’s all-time scoring leader with one-thousand-54 points until Mason Crosby surpassed the number in 2015. He ended his career with the Packers in 2013. In Tauscher’s 11-year career the Wisconsin native played 134 N-F-L games. He became Green Bay’s starting right tackle as a rookie in the second game of the season.
