"It's a fine line:" Experienced trainer weighs in on Aaron Rodgers and his injured calf

GREEN BAY (WITI) -- You could see it on the field Sunday. Was it a limp or hobble? Aaron Rodgers' calf muscle has been a topic of conversation for weeks now. Has he recovered? How will he play?

Rodgers pulled his calf muscle during week 16 against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

"All you have to do is ask any runner about a calf injury it's debilitating," said Doug Agnew, Milwaukee Admirals athletic trainer.

Agnew has treated and cared for the athletes on the Admirals for 26 seasons. While he hasn't personally treated Rodgers' injury, he has seen his fair share of injuries.

"Fractures to concussions, eye injuries, toe injuries and everything in between, knee, shoulders, backs," said Agnew.

Each injury is different -- and each one is treated differently.

"It's a fine line between practicing and giving guys off, time off to rest an injury. It's probably the biggest challenge you have," said Agnew.

But one plus side for pro athletes is they get constant care.

"People out in the public if they get an injury, they go to physical therapy or a clinic once or twice a week. But these guys will get treatment in the morning, the afternoon and sometimes in the evening," said Agnew. "So as many as three times a day they'll get treatment for an injury and it does help expedite any discomfort or injury that they have."

Rodgers has played in every game since his injury.

"I've got to give a lot of credit to our training staff, they spent a lot of hours with me this week. They did a great job of getting me ready," said Aaron Rodgers in the post-game news conference on Sunday.

On Monday afternoon, Coach Mike McCarthy sounded positive, saying Rodgers came out of the game well -- and they'll be in close contact with doctors to find out how much he'll be practicing this week. Rodgers has been quoted in the past saying his injury will take two month to completely heal.