Aaron Rodgers to start Sunday

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Aaron Rodgers (collarbone) has been named the Packers' Week 17 starter. "Any football player that plays Sunday will have risk," coach Mike McCarthy said in making the announcement. "We’ve done our due diligence. We feel it’s time for Aaron to play." The Packers have been remarkably patient with Rodgers' health, but with everything on the line in Sunday's NFC North championship game against the Bears, decided it was finally time to roll the dice. Rodgers will undoubtedly have some rust to knock off, but is an elite QB1 whenever he takes the field. The game will have shootout potential at Soldier Field. Rodgers' return thrusts Jordy Nelson back into the WR1 ranks. James Jones will be a boom-or-bust WR2, with Jarrett Boykin a high-upside WR3.

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