His coach says the player is not happy about it, but Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been returned to injured reserve. Brett Hundley will take the snaps Sunday against the Vikings. After the loss to Atlanta, the team decided there was no reason to risk further injury to its star quarterback in the final two games. Coach Mike McCarthy says benching Rodgers was in his best interest. At the same time Rodgers was put back on I-R, Green Bay re-signed quarterback Joe Callahan. He had been released three days ago to make room for Rodgers on the active roster.
The National Football League has reduced the penalty for a late hit on Packers wide receiver Davante Adams from two games to one. Carolina Panthers linebacker Thomas Davis had appealed. Adams has been active on Twitter after going through the concussion protocol for a third time in 14 months. He says there’s no room for hits like the one he absorbed in football. Adams didn’t seem receptive to a tweeted apology from Davis Monday. Earlier this season Adams suffered a concussion in a hit from Chicago linebacker Danny Trevathan.
