“Don’t ever apologize to me”: Matt LaFleur Responds to Aaron Rodgers Amidst Injury Setbacks and Eighth Loss

On Sunday night, the Packers lost their 8th game of the season against the high-flying Eagles. In that game, Aaron Rodgers had to leave the game in the third quarter due to a rib injury. After the game, the head coach of the Packers, Matt LaFleur, talked about Rodgers’ injury and his tremendous attitude as a professional.

Notably, Rodgers has been suffering from a thumb injury for a long time. Now the rib injury is the latest setback for him and his team. LaFleur also revealed that Rodgers apologized to him for leaving the game due to the injury and the Packers HC had the perfect response to the QB’s apology.

Matt LaFleur opens up about Aaron Rodgers’ apology

During the press conference, speaking about Rodgers, LaFleur said, “This is one of the toughest dudes I’ve ever been around. I don’t ever for one second, question his toughness, his desire to be out there, his desire to compete. Matter of fact, he apologizes to me and I’m like ‘don’t ever apologize to me’“.

Later, the Packers HC revealed that Rodgers has been dealing with injuries for a long time. “I’ll never question that, this guy is the ultimate competitor. He has been battling through a lot of stuff all year long and it hasn’t been just this year. It’s been the last, I would say the last few years that we have been together. He doesn’t say anything about it and he just keeps competing and doing the best he can,” LaFleur further said. 

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Rodgers was furious with his HC during the overtime win against the Cowboys. However, they made up afterwards, which showed that he has a great relationship with LaFleur.

Packers season could be over

After losing against the Eagles this Sunday, the Packers are in deep trouble and could miss out on the playoffs. Currently, they are in the third position in the NFC North division. Moreover, Rodgers’ rib injury could be a final nail in the coffin for them.

Although Jordan Love showed good signs when he came on in place of Rodgers in the third quarter, he’s really young and kind of unproven in the NFL. In that game, he threw 113 yards for 1 touchdown and had a great fourth quarter.

On Monday, the Packers HC revealed that Rodgers felt a little better after suffering the injury. However, it is still uncertain whether he will start in the Week 13 game against the Bears on Sunday. If he becomes healthy enough, he will most likely play.

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