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Packers' Rodgers 'feeling a lot better,' but held from practice

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Aaron Rodgers still has a right thumb injury, and now he has traded sore ribs for a banged-up left knee.

The Green Bay Packers held their quarterback out of practice on Wednesday after a couple of Miami Dolphins defenders landed on Rodgers in the second quarter of Sunday's game. Dolphins safety Eric Rowe sacked Rodgers, and then defensive tackle Christian Wilkins fell on top of him.

"I got a lot of body weight on my knee," Rodgers said Wednesday. "Had some extra flexion I haven't known for the last 20 years.