Joe Burrow has been using Aaron Rodgers as a "resource" in how he handles his lingering calf injury.

Rodgers revealed on "The Pat McAfee Show" this week that he reached out to Burrow after the Bengals' quarterback played through a right calf injury in the team's 19-16 win over the Los Angeles Rams on Monday night.

Burrow said the two connected last week as he wanted to use Rodgers as a resource given his own injury history.

"He's dealt with calf issues his whole career and wanted to use him as a resource and get his thoughts, what he might have done," said Burrow, who added that he considered what Rodgers said. "He's been through it, done that. And he was great about it."

In his interview with McAfee, Rodgers praised Burrow's toughness and described the difficulty of playing with the calf injury.

"For him to tough it out, I don't think that people realize how much pain and limited mobility he was in," Rodgers said. "But for him to gut it out last night and to make enough plays to win, like I texted him, that's what great competitors do. They show up and play through the pain and don't make it a big deal."