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Friday Injury Update

Linebacker Brandon Chillar (hand), wide receiver Jordy Nelson (knee), tight end Jermichael Finley (knee) and center/guard Jason Spitz are out for Sunday.

Tackle T.J. Lang, who has started the last two games at left tackle in place of an injured Chad Clifton, was added to the injury report on Friday with an oblique injury and is questionable for Sunday. Head Coach Mike McCarthy said the medical staff thought Lang would be OK for the game, but they wanted him to get rest on Friday.

Clifton did not participate on Friday, but was a full participant on Wednesday and Thursday as part of his normal work week. He is listed as probable and is expected to play for the first time since re-injuring his ankle in Week 6 vs. Detroit.

"Now, how long, durability, those are the things you look at," McCarthy said. "Chad's situation is different than Mark Tauscher's, but you have to be smart on how you use these individuals. Just to throw them in there and think they're going to play 80 plays, or 70 plays, I don't know if that's the right thing to do this week."

Tauscher took most of the reps as the No. 1 right tackle this week, and is expected to make his season debut after signing with the team on Oct. 12. Coming off reconstructive knee surgery following a torn ACL in Week 14 last season, McCarthy didn't rule out the possibility of rotating tackles or alternating series with Tauscher and Allen Barbre at right tackle and Clifton and Lang on the left side.

"It's all part of the conversation," McCarthy said. "We go through this every week where we go up top and have our game-management meeting, and we'll go through the board and outline the 53 to the 45 and we'll talk in more specifics, watch the film in the morning with the staff.

"That's the same process we go through every week. I'm not sitting here trying to hide anything. It's just getting all the information and making a sound decision."

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers (feet) was a full participant on Friday, his first practice of the week. He is probable for Sunday, and although McCarthy said Rodgers is sore, he doesn't have any concerns about his mobility.

"He took all his normal reps," McCarthy said. "He did everything. He did the play-action, did the movements, the drop back. He took a full day's work."

Wide receiver Donald Driver (neck), who did not practice on Wednesday or Thursday, was a full participant on Friday and is probable.

Wide receiver Jake Allen (quad) was added to the injury report on Friday and is questionable. Fullback Korey Hall (calf) and safety Derrick Martin (concussion) are also questionable for Sunday. Cornerback Charles Woodson (hip) was a full participant for the second straight day and is probable.

For Tampa Bay, wide receiver Antonio Bryant (knee) did not participate on Friday after being a limited participant on Thursday and is questionable.

Wide receiver Michael Clayton (wrist) and cornerback Elbert Mack (ankle) are also questionable.

Cornerback Aqib Talib and guard Jeremy Zuttah (shoulder) are probable for Sunday.

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