Packers' Aaron Rodgers tests positive for COVID-19, will miss Week 9 battle vs. Chiefs

This is a massive blow to the Packers ahead of their matchup with Patrick Mahomes

Aaron Rodgers won't be on the field when the Green Bay Packers take on the Kansas City Chiefs this Sunday. The reigning league MVP has tested positive for COVID-19, per CBS Sports NFL insider Jason La Canfora, shortly after practice squad quarterback Kurt Benkert was also placed on the reserve/COVID-19 list with a positive test. That leaves Jordan Love as the only other quarterback on the Packers roster and guarantees he'll get the start against Patrick Mahomes and Co. in Week 9. 

This also means Green Bay is likely to make a roster move of some sort to ensure Love has a backup, seeing as they also have none on their practice squad. For Rodgers, who is reportedly unvaccinated -- per Ian Rapoport of NFL Network -- league protocol requires he quarantine for a minimum of 10 days, placing question marks on the Packers' Nov. 14 matchup with the Seattle Seahawks as well. He tested positive on either Monday or Tuesday, which would see his quarantine expire on either the Friday (Nov. 13) or Saturday (Nov. 14) before the Seahawks taking the field at Lambeau, and he's unable to return to the building until it does.

That is, if he is truly unvaccinated, seeing as Rodgers previously said publicly that he was, in fact, vaccinated.