This would be insane if Aaron Rodgers did this.
Steelers QB Aaron Rodgers suffered a small fracture in his left wrist against the Bengals. He left the game and didn't return and many people expect the NFL legend to miss multiple weeks.
However, according to NFL insider Ian Rapoport of NFL Network, Rodgers is pushing to play next week against the Bears.
Rodgers loves playing the Bears. When he was with the Packers, the future Hall of Famer dominated Chicago and he told Bears fans that he owns them.
Since Rodgers suffered a left wrist injury, he can still throw the ball. It will be fascinating to see if the four-time MVP faces the Bears in Chicago. The Bears are 7-3 and their defense leads the NFL in turnovers. It could be risky for Rodgers to play against their tough defense.
However, Rodgers is a fierce competitor and this week may be the final time he gets to face the Bears in his career. He probably wants to beat Chicago one final time.
On the season, Rodgers has 1,969 passing yards, 19 passing touchdowns and seven interceptions. He's completing 66.4% of his passes for the Steelers, are in first place in the AFC North with a record of 6-4.
If Rodgers doesn't play against the Bears, Mason Rudolph will start for the Steelers. Rudolph came in for Rodgers and played well against the Bengals, going 12-16 for 127 yards and one touchdown.
"Mason's proven in the past what he showed today," Steelers head coach Mike Tomlin said. "That's why we value him as a member of this collective and are appreciative of his play, and certainly Kenny Gainwell made play after play for us, winning in the flat and so forth, but a lot of guys did."
The Steelers have seven games left in the regular season against the Bears, Bills, Ravens, Dolphins, Lions, Browns and Ravens.
"I saw what you guys saw, which was [Rodgers] kind of go down gingerly a little bit, but I wasn't sure severity, and I'm still really not sure, either," Rudolph said. "We talked in the locker room, and he told me, he gave me the finger -- not the bad finger, but the index -- and said you're going in."