Thursday, October 9, 2008
Practice notes: Same old for Rodgers
Starting QB Aaron Rodgers remained largely a spectator for a second straight day.
He stretched, handed off during the jog-through period, took snaps during center work and watched pretty much everything else during the roughly one hour of practice reporters were allowed to watch. He didn't throw any passes.
Coach Mike McCarthy will provide an update on Rodgers' health in about an hour, but barring a major setback with his injured shoulder, it's presumed Rodgers will start on Sunday at Seattle.
* RB Kregg Lumpkin (hamstring) was in pads and appeared to be participating in most drills for the first time since he left early in the Sept. 21 loss to Dallas.
* FB Korey Hall (knee) and S Aaron Rouse (knee) practiced again and look like good bets to return to action this week.
* CB Charles Woodson (toe), who hasn't even attended practice most of the season, went through the jog-through portion of practice in sweats. LB A.J. Hawk (groin), DT Ryan Pickett (knee) and T Chad Clifton (knees) also did the jog-through before leaving for treatment.
* Others not in pads or absent today were: WR James Jones (knee), S Atari Bigby (hamstring), DE Jason Hunter (hamstring), CB Al Harris (spleen) and DE Michael Montgomery (ankle). Harris is out for Sunday. Except for Jones, the others probably are long shots to play.
* DE Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila (illness) practiced.
-- Tom Pelissero, tpelisse@greenbaypressgazette.com