Green Bay’s Aaron Rodgers’ season ‘potentially’ over after Mike McCarthy says he needs surgery

Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy has confirmed Aaron Rodgers will require surgery on his broken collarbone and said his season is “potentially” over.

The quarterback suffered the injury to his right collarbone in the first quarter of the game against Minnesota Vikings on Sunday when he took a powerful hit from linebacker Anthony Barr.

The 33-year-old, who was the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player in 2011 in the Packers' 31-25 victory over Pittsburgh, is due to undergo surgery soon and will be out for "a significant amount of time", according to McCarthy.

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"Aaron Rodgers suffered a significant injury in the game. It will require surgery. He'll be out minimum of a significant amount of time," McCarthy said.

"Potentially, his season can be over. He'll have surgery here in the near future. After we see how that goes, focus on getting better and healthy - that's all that really matters right now.

"The focus right now is for him to have surgery and from that there will be more information. Our focus is on his health, not really focused on the roster right now."

While the rest of Rodgers' season is in doubt, McCarthy was adamant with reporters that the team wasn't interested in bringing in another quarterback.

"I've got three years invested in Brett Hundley, two years invested in Joe Callahan," McCarthy said. "The quarterback room is exactly where it needs to be, OK? We're fortunate to have a great quarterback in Aaron Rodgers. We're committed to the path that we're on. We need to play better as a football team."