{"id":384312,"date":"2025-11-17T03:02:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T03:02:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/384312\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T03:02:14","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T03:02:14","slug":"bears-rival-aaron-rodgers-reportedly-has-broken-wrist-making-him-unlikely-to-play-sunday-at-soldier-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/384312\/","title":{"rendered":"Bears rival Aaron Rodgers reportedly has broken wrist, making him unlikely to play Sunday at Soldier Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aaron Rodgers\u2019 long-awaited return to Soldier Field probably won\u2019t happen.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers got hurt Sunday in the<a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/nfl\/2025\/11\/16\/steelers-lose-aaron-rodger-to-left-hand-injury-during-34-12-win-over-bengals\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> Steelers\u2019 34-12 win<\/a> over the Bengals, and <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/nfl\/story\/_\/id\/46990577\/steelers-rodgers-injures-hand-sits-2nd-half-victory\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">ESPN reported he has \u201ca slight break\u201d in his non-throwing wrist<\/a>. While there\u2019s still hope that he\u2019ll return this season, a fracture would make it highly unlikely he\u2019d be available Nov. 23 when the Steelers visit <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\" target=\"_blank\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">the Bears<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If he\u2019s out, the Bears would face backup quarterback Mason Rudolph instead. Rudolph has played in three games this season and has never faced the Bears.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers, 41, hasn\u2019t played in Chicago since 2022 and has said he\u2019s \u201cpretty sure\u201d this will be his last season.<\/p>\n<p>He went 25-5 against the Bears as Packers quarterback and <a class=\"Link\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\/2021\/10\/17\/22731550\/packers-qb-aaron-rodgers-yells-i-still-own-you-to-bears-fans-after-td-run-soldier-field\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">famously yelled at the crowd in a 2021 game at Soldier Field<\/a>, \u201cAll my [bleeping] life, I own you. I own you. I still own you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers orchestrated a trade from the Packers to the Jets in 2023 and missed nearly all of his first season with them because of a torn Achilles tendon. He struggled last season, and the Jets announced in February they were cutting him.<\/p>\n<p>As he looked at destinations in free agency, he liked the Steelers in part because they had a road game against the Bears this season.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI love Chicago, though \u2014 way more than they love me,\u201d he said in May. \u201cIt\u2019s been a great relationship \u2014 all one way.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"AnchorLink\" id=\"list-bc0001\" name=\"list-bc0001\" data-cms-ai=\"0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Halas Intrigue podcast: Another comeback!\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/halas-intrigue\/2025\/11\/16\/bears-vikings-podcast-cairo-santos-halas-intrigue\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"The Bears' Theo Benedet reacts during the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium on Nov. 16, 2025, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. \"  width=\"840\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/fb64477\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4657x3104+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fc6%2F17%2F585dba714e1a99ab78d3ca073b0f%2Fvikings-pod.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1NjBweCIgd2lkdGg9Ijg0MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Once again, the 7-3 Bears needed a late rally to wrap up a victory. <\/p>\n<p>                        [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]<br \/>\n                        \u00a0\n                    <\/p>\n<p>       read<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"Bears&#039; latest comeback comes courtesy of returner Devin Duvernay, kicker Cairo Santos\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\/2025\/11\/16\/bears-vikings-final-score-19-17-devin-duvernal-cairo-santos-kickoff-return-field-goal-comeback\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Bears Vikings Football\"  width=\"840\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/076bbae\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/4535x3023+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2Fba%2F9a%2F4be9b9c64e948270cd72ce5f6f60%2Fbears-vikings-football-6.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1NjBweCIgd2lkdGg9Ijg0MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Bears\u2019 path to their seventh win in 10 games wasn\u2019t a straight line Sunday. It was a diagonal one that started when Devin Duvernay caught the ball at his own 4 with a one-point deficit and 50 seconds to play.<\/p>\n<p>                        [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]<br \/>\n                        \u00a0\n                    <\/p>\n<p>       read<\/p>\n<p>    <a class=\"Link\" aria-label=\"VIDEO: Watch Bears kicker Cairo Santos&#039; Vikings-themed locker-room dance\" href=\"https:\/\/chicago.suntimes.com\/bears\/2025\/11\/16\/video-watch-bears-kicker-cairo-santos-vikings-themed-locker-room-dance\" data-cms-ai=\"0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Bears Vikings Football\"  width=\"840\" height=\"560\" src=\"https:\/\/cst.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/0106d57\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/5712x3808+0+0\/resize\/840x560!\/quality\/90\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fchorus-production-cst-web.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com%2Fbrightspot%2F09%2F2c%2F410574134123a37b7cc0059585ee%2Fbears-vikings-football-5.jpg\" data-lazy-load=\"true\" bad-src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciIHZlcnNpb249IjEuMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSI1NjBweCIgd2lkdGg9Ijg0MHB4Ij48L3N2Zz4=\"\/><\/p>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Bears beat the Vikings, 19-17<\/p>\n<p>                        [month] [day], [year], [hour]:[minute][ampm] [timezone]<br \/>\n                        \u00a0\n                    <\/p>\n<p>       read<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers\u2019 long-awaited return to Soldier Field probably won\u2019t happen. 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