Despite undergoing tests Monday that presumably gives Aaron Rodgers and the Pittsburgh Steelers a clear roadmap of his injury and status, little information has been made public about Rodgers’ injured left wrist. The last reported information came out Sunday night with multiple reporters sharing Rodgers was believed to have suffered a small break in his wrist, though more testing was needed to confirm and determine severity. That information escaping has led the Steelers’ organization to become Fort Knox, believes Adam Schefter.
“I think what happened,” Schefter said on ESPN’s Unsportsmanlike Tuesday Morning. “Me reading between the lines is, they kind of tightened the circle. Obviously, Aaron Rogers is a private kind of guy and he probably didn’t like initially that even this got out.”
The Steelers are one of the most tight-lipped organizations to begin with and have fewer leaks than most. In March, Pittsburgh’s interest in WR DK Metcalf wasn’t known until a deal was done. Throughout the team’s pursuit of Rodgers this offseason, details were often light. National reporters were the last to know of his visit to the team facility, news that was broken by local beat writer Gerry Dulac after Rodgers had already arrived.
The same principle true for injury information. Exact details were never released on ILB Cole Holcomb’s devastating 2023 injury. Specific severity hasn’t been disclosed on SS DeShon Elliott, who remains on injured reserve. Rodgers himself keeps a lid on things, and it’s clear insiders have been frozen out of updates.
Schefter essentially acknowledged he had no true update on Rodgers since Sunday night but guessed he would not play Sunday against the Chicago Bears. Still, that’s only a guess and Mike Tomlin will offer the first public update during his Tuesday press conference at Noon/EST.
Even in those settings, Tomlin is often vague in couching injury status and Rodgers’ status for the weekend may be unclear throughout the week. He normally speaks to the media on Wednesdays, though it’s not clear if he’ll hold his normal presser due to the injury.
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