Report: Rodgers' collarbone not completely healed

Aaron Rodgers will make his return to the field Sunday after an eight-week absence, but those two months away weren't long enough for his broken collarbone to fully heal, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports, citing sources.

"It's not 100 percent healed," a source said. "But it's looking really good. Any time you're going through the final maturation, then weighing estimates and pixels on a CT scan or MRI, there's a decision. Everyone is concerned, as you can imagine.

"But everyone is ecstatic about the way the shoulder looks. There is a significant and robust enough physical response that we could put him in position to make a decision."

An injury such as the one Rodgers sustained generally takes 12 weeks to heal, and the Green Bay Packers quarterback said in November he'd only return this season if his collarbone was completely healed.

However, with the Packers entering Week 15 one game behind the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks for the final playoff spot in the NFC with three games to play, the decision has been made to fast-track Rodgers' comeback.

The former two-time league MVP opted for an aggressive procedure that included inserting 13 screws to mend the broken collarbone.

Everyone involved with the decision to put Rodgers back on the field accepts there is risk with the move.

"With a guy of this magnitude, and considering he's going to sign the biggest contract in NFL history this offseason, there were a lot of different voices," a source told Rapoport. "Trust me, no one is sleeping well on Saturday ... except Aaron."