Aaron Rodgers Didn't Break NFL Rules: Coach

GREEN BAY, WI — Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was still within the National Football League's coronavirus protocols despite being unvaccinated, coach Matt LaFleur said at a news conference Thursday.

The quarterback had to follow the league's rules for unvaccinated players and hasn't broken any of them, LaFleur said. Rodgers tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.

The NFL considers players "fully vaccinated" 14 days after a player receives two doses of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine, one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine or if they had a shot of any vaccine after the player tested positive for COVID-19 after Aug. 26.

Unvaccinated players must go through daily testing and wear masks while traveling and at indoors club facilities, according to NFL rules.

The quarterback had attended multiple indoor news conferences at Lambeau Field, where the Packers practice and play games, without a mask, ESPN reported.

Rodgers and cornerback Isaac Yiadom were put on the team's reserve list, the team said in a statement. Jordan Love will step in for Rodgers at the Packers' game Sunday against the Kansas City Chiefs.

Rodgers petitioned to have himself put on the league's vaccinated players list after receiving an alternate treatment, but the NFL declined the request, ESPN reported.

Rodgers told reporters he was "immunized" in August, but the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention does not use the same definitions for immunization and vaccination.

"I think everybody has to make their own personal decision, and that's what it is," LaFleur said.

He declined other questions at the news conference about Rodgers' vaccination status or symptoms.