Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is still fueled by how far his draft stock dropped back in 2005. Rodgers fell to the Packers with the 24th overall pick back in 2005 and then spent three seasons behind Brett Favre in Green Bay. When the Packers finally took him off the board, Rodgers took to heart advice given to him by former 49ers safety Merton Hanks. "He said, 'I played my entire career with a chip on my shoulder,' " recalled Rodgers. "He said, 'It fueled me. Do the same.' "I think about his words and also the words of (then NFL commissioner) Paul Tagliabue, who said, 'Good things come to those who wait.' Those two conversations I think kind of exemplify my career on the field."

Green Bay tackle B.J. Raji could make his professional debut against the Rams on Sunday. The ninth overall pick in April's NFL Draft, Raji injured his ankle in the team's final exhibition game against the Titans. "It's clearly a medical decision. If he's ready, he'll play. If not, it will be another week," Packers coach Mike McCarthy told the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. "A lot of times when you're dealing with sprains, they go through the rehab test and they look fine. But it's different for an interior lineman when you're in there and you're pushing on two 300-pound men, or they're pushing on you. "Until I see him put his foot in the ground and turn and break and have the naturalness to his gait that he showed before, I don't think he's ready to play."

Bengals receiver Chad Ochocinco wants to perform a "Lambeau Leap" if he scores a touchdown in Green Bay this Sunday. "I'm looking for the Cheeseheads to embrace 'Ocho,' " he said Wednesday on a conference call with reporters who cover the Packers.