Rodgers reveals extent of early-season knee injury

Aaron Rodgers limped through the first half of the 2018 campaign after suffering a serious knee injury in the season opener against the Chicago Bears.

The Green Bay Packers star quarterback looked healthier toward the end of the season, but never appeared to truly recover from what was believed to be just an MCL sprain. Rodgers revealed the extent of his injury during a Tuesday appearance on ESPN's Wild and Tausch.

"I had a tibial plateau fracture and obviously an MCL sprain. So, that was very painful," Rodgers said. "If you watch the hit back, just my two bones here that come together on the outside just kind of made an indent fracture. Very painful."

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Rodgers suited up for all 16 regular-season games despite the injuries suffered in the Week 1 win. In the end, he finished with the fewest touchdown passes (25) of his career (in a full season) and the 6-9-1 Packers missed out on the playoffs for the second straight season.

The two-time NFL MVP wasn't able to finish the final game of the year, taking himself out of the meaningless contest against the Detroit Lions after suffering a concussion.

It was the third head injury of Rodgers' career, and one that shook the veteran.

"I'm proud of the fact that I started 16 games," he said. "It's disappointing how it ended, getting that concussion was disappointing and also a little scary, honestly. I couldn't see. I lost vision."

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