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Packers plan to work out Matt Flynn

Detroit Lions v Green Bay Packers

GREEN BAY, WI - JANUARY 01: Matt Flynn #10 of the Green Bay Packers celebrates a touchdown pass with Josh Sitton #71 against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on January 1, 2012 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Packers defeated the Lions 45-41. (Photo by Jonathan Daniel/Getty Images)

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Matt Flynn’s greatest success in the NFL came when he filled in for Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay. He may get another chance to do that.

The Packers plan to bring Flynn in for a workout, according to Ian Rapoport of NFL Network.

That indicates some level of interest in Flynn from the Packers’ brass, but the reality is if they thought he could step in immediately and play better than Seneca Wallace, Flynn would already be a Packer. Flynn passed through waivers unclaimed on Tuesday, the day after Rodgers broke his collarbone, so the Packers (and 31 other teams) have already passed on the opportunity to bring him in.

There have been reports that the Packers think Flynn may have some injury to his throwing arm, and it’s possible that they’ll sign him if he can show in a workout that there are no injury concerns. Still, the Packers say they have confidence in Wallace as the starter and Scott Tolzien as the backup until Rodgers can return. A workout is probably all Flynn is going to get in Green Bay.