RODGERS HAS SPRAINED SHOULDER

Packers coach Mike McCarthy said during his Monday press conference that quarterback Aaron Rodgers has a sprained shoulder. McCarthy also added that there’s no “major” structural damage to the shoulder. (Which of course implies that there’s non-major structural damage. Whatever in the hell that is.) If it’s a “sprain,” it also might be a separation. Two weeks ago, the Steelers and NBC were engaged in a pissing match regarding whether quarterback Ben Roethlisberger had a separated shoulder. NBC reported that he did (because that’s what Roethlisberger, you know, told NBC), and coach Mike Tomlin insisted it was only a sprain of the AC joint, which by definition is a . . . separated shoulder. McCarthy also said that Rodgers and Matt Flynn will split reps in practice. And so the consecutive start streak for Rodgers could end at, um, four.