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Road to 60K: Here's what every pass catcher had to say that caught a 10,000-yard milestone from Rodgers

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Aaron Rodgers is 96 yards shy of becoming the ninth player in NFL history to pass for 60,000 yards .

Rodgers passed for 59,055 yards over 18 seasons with the Packers , reaching 10,000 , 20,000 and 30,000 plateaus in 2010 , 2012 , 2015 , 2018 and 2020 .

Andrew Quarless , Eddie Lacy and Marquez Valdes-Scantling were among the players who made the milestone receptions.

Rodgers: "I'm thankful to be playing still, now that there are milestones like this to hit".

Jordy Nelson , Eddie Lacy and Marquez Valdes-Scantling all caught passes from Aaron Rodgers .

Nelson ranks second in receiving yards ( 6,919 ) and touchdowns (65) out of 97 players who have caught a pass from Rodgers .

Lacy: "Playing with him and having him count on you gives you the confidence to say, 'I'm able to do this'" Nelson : "We just played football, and it obviously all accumulated".

Rodgers threw a 39 -yard touchdown pass to Robert Tonyan on Nov. 29, 2020 , against the Chicago Bears .

Tonyan and Valdes-Scantling played 54 games together and accumulated 2,091 passing yards.

Rodgers won his third MVP , throwing 48 touchdowns and five interceptions for 71% completion rate.

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