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Aaron Rodgers has dealt with some injuries, and he is the MVP.

But that doesn’t mean the Packers are going to put their quarterback on any kind of pitch count in training camp.

“Aaron is going to have to get exactly he needs,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said, via Jason Wilde of ESPNWisconson.com. “That’s obviously the priority, and it’s not as much about Aaron, it’s about [his] connection with the other players. So that’s goal No. 1.”

The Packers do have three other quarterbacks in camp, and they’ll want to get new backup Scott Tolzien enough work to get him ready. But with fifth-rounder Brett Hundley and Matt Blanchard in camp, there will be a natural governor on the amount of reps Rodgers gets.

But the 31-year-old also believes in building timing with his receivers, which means he’s not going to want to give up too much work.

“It’s a conversation. There’s a point every year where the throwing might get a little too much and then we back off,” McCarthy said. “You always have to push to that point. The most important thing, he knows [that point] better than anybody.

“We’re not counting throws all the time and it’s not a concern as it will be when he’s later in his career. He’s still very physically fit and so I don’t feel like I need to protect him because of any type of elbow or shoulder issue, thing like that. But we just work through it, communicate and see where he’s at every day.”

Because of his importance to their fortunes, they’ll keep a close eye on him. But he’s also not so old that he’s unable to take a full workload either.