{"id":1052809,"date":"2021-11-24T16:59:17","date_gmt":"2021-11-24T21:59:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1052809"},"modified":"2021-11-24T16:59:21","modified_gmt":"2021-11-24T21:59:21","slug":"does-aaron-rodgers-really-have-covid-toe-is-that-even-a-thing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/does-aaron-rodgers-really-have-covid-toe-is-that-even-a-thing\/","title":{"rendered":"Does Aaron Rodgers Really Have COVID Toe? Is That Even A Thing?"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdoes-aaron-rodgers-really-have-covid-toe-is-that-even-a-thing%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1052809&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers sat down for an interview Tuesday and when asked about his health following a bout with COVID-19, he quipped \u201cno lingering effects, other than the COVID Toe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>That prompted the esteemed Wall Street Journal to pen a lengthy <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/aaron-rodgers-covid-toe-11637725526\">piece<\/a> headlined, \u201cAaron Rodgers Doesn\u2019t Just Have Any Toe Injury. He Has COVID Toe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCOVID Toe is a casual name for something medically known as pernio or chilblains, which is a condition that causes symptoms such as discoloration and lesions. It can be extremely painful and turn the toes purple,\u201d said the paper.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe shred of good news, when it comes to COVID Toes, is that they\u2019re a sign of the body\u2019s strong immune response to the virus. Recent research, including an October study published in the British Journal of Dermatology, has found that COVID Toes typically occur in younger patients who experience mild symptoms. The problem is that, when the body produces too much of a type of interferon, it can create other problems\u2014and produce COVID Toes,\u201d said the Journal.<\/p>\n<p>The paper also said the injury to Rodgers\u2019 pinky toe fits the timeline. The public first learned that Rodgers tested positive on Nov. 3 and he was sidelined for 10 days, missing a game. He returned to play against the Seattle Seahawks on November 14, but the day before the game, Rodgers was added to the team\u2019s injury report with a toe injury. He played through the pain but the Packers lost.<\/p>\n<p>For the record, Rodgers himself said this on the Pat McAfee Show: \u201cThis is something that\u2019s not going to go away. One option not on the table is sitting out. I\u2019m going to push through this.\u201d He added: \u201cI believe that I mentioned it was more painful than turf toe. That joint in the big toe [with turf toe], it is very painful. So naturally I\u2019m leading people to understand if it\u2019s worse than turf toe, there must be some sort of bone issue.\u201d He mentioned that one option is surgery.<\/p>\n<p>Others said Rodgers doesn\u2019t suffer from \u201cCOVID Toe.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMcAfee and Rodgers threw around the phrase \u2018COVID toe\u2019 \u2014 seemingly joking \u2014 as one possible explanation for his issue, as has been speculated by some fans making the connection between a COVID-19 diagnosis and a toe issue,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/nfl\/packers\/2021\/11\/23\/aaron-rodgers-toe-injury-green-bay-packers\/8740282002\/\">wrote<\/a> USA Today. \u201cBut while the mysterious COVID-19 toe ailment could be painful, it\u2019s not common to have pain associated with the skin discoloration that has shown up in some COVID-19 patients in fingers and toes. There isn\u2019t a universally agreed upon timetable for the ailment to heal, which would differ from Rodgers\u2019 certainty that he\u2019d be dealing with the issue for several more weeks.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>NBC Sports also <a href=\"https:\/\/profootballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2021\/11\/24\/does-aaron-rodgers-actually-have-covid-toe\/\">weighed<\/a> in, saying: \u201cWe regarded the \u2018COVID toe\u2019 comment as a joke, not as an acknowledgement that the current bone issue he\u2019s dealing with in his foot is a complication of his COVID diagnosis. The Wall Street Journal took a different approach, entirely. Here\u2019s hoping that, when Rodgers has his weekly session with reporters on Wednesday, someone will seek and secure clarification.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/subscribe\">member<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers sat down for an interview Tuesday and when asked about his health following a bout with COVID-19, he quipped \u201cno lingering effects, other than the COVID Toe.\u201dThat prompted the esteemed Wall Street Journal to pen a lengthy piece headlined, \u201cAaron Rodgers Doesn\u2019t Just Have Any Toe Injury. He Has COVID Toe.\u201d\u201cCOVID Toe is a casual name for something medically known as pernio or chilblains, which is a condition that causes symptoms such as discoloration and lesions. It can be extremely painful and turn the toes purple,\u201d said the paper.\u201cThe shred of good news, when it comes to COVID Toes, is that they\u2019re a sign of the body\u2019s strong immune response to the virus. Recent research, including an October study published in the British Journal of Dermatology, has found that COVID Toes typically occur in younger patients who experience mild symptoms. The problem is that, when the body produces too much of a type of interferon, it can create other problems\u2014and produce COVID Toes,\u201d said the Journal.The paper also said the injury to Rodgers\u2019 pinky toe fits the timeline. The public first learned that Rodgers tested positive on Nov. 3 and he was sidelined for 10 days, missing a game. He returned to play against the Seattle Seahawks on November 14, but the day before the game, Rodgers was added to the team\u2019s injury report with a toe injury. He played through the pain but the Packers lost.For the record, Rodgers himself said this on the Pat McAfee Show: \u201cThis is something that\u2019s not going to go away. One option not on the table is sitting out. I\u2019m going to push through this.\u201d He added: \u201cI believe that I mentioned it was more painful than turf toe. That joint in the big toe [with turf toe], it is very painful. So naturally I\u2019m leading people to understand if it\u2019s worse than turf toe, there must be some sort of bone issue.\u201d He mentioned that one option is surgery.Others said Rodgers doesn\u2019t suffer from \u201cCOVID Toe.\u201d\u201cMcAfee and Rodgers threw around the phrase \u2018COVID toe\u2019 \u2014 seemingly joking \u2014 as one possible explanation for his issue, as has been speculated by some fans making the connection between a COVID-19 diagnosis and a toe issue,\u201d wrote USA Today. \u201cBut while the mysterious COVID-19 toe ailment could be painful, it\u2019s not common to have pain associated with the skin discoloration that has shown up in some COVID-19 patients in fingers and toes. There isn\u2019t a universally agreed upon timetable for the ailment to heal, which would differ from Rodgers\u2019 certainty that he\u2019d be dealing with the issue for several more weeks.\u201dNBC Sports also weighed in, saying: \u201cWe regarded the \u2018COVID toe\u2019 comment as a joke, not as an acknowledgement that the current bone issue he\u2019s dealing with in his foot is a complication of his COVID diagnosis. The Wall Street Journal took a different approach, entirely. Here\u2019s hoping that, when Rodgers has his weekly session with reporters on Wednesday, someone will seek and secure clarification.\u201dThe Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. Get inside access to The Daily Wire by becoming a member.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":159,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1052809","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1052809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/159"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1052809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1052809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1052809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1052809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1052809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}