Overview
- Rodgers disclosed the illness while speaking to reporters at Steelers training camp, saying he became sick hours before the Wild Card game but returned to play.
- He described a fever and repeated vomiting and said team medical staff sent him back to his home before kickoff after noticing how pale he looked.
- Rodgers produced one of his worst playoff lines in the 30-6 loss, completing 17 of 33 passes for 146 yards and throwing three interceptions with a 50.8 passer rating.
- He told reporters the illness was not an excuse and credited the Texans’ dominant defense, while former Steelers coordinator Arthur Smith said Rodgers was likely downplaying how ill he was.
- The revelation arrives as Rodgers begins the season on a one-year deal he has called his final campaign and adds new context to the end of Pittsburgh’s 10-7, AFC North-winning year.