GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU-WRN) — Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has hinted that he knows his time in Titletown is coming to an end soon.
The current face of the franchise told the new “10 Questions with Kyle Brandt” podcast from The Ringer that he understands the need to stay young at the position, and does not take the move personally.
“I get it. I really do. I don’t harbor any ill will. Was I bummed out? Of course. Who wouldn’t be?” said Rodgers. “I wanted to play my entire career here in Green Bay. I love the city. But, I get it. I see it completely clearly, and I’m not bitter about it. It is what it is.”
Rodgers also acknowledged that expectations for young QBs are different now than they were 15 years ago when he was taken late in the first round of the NFL Draft while Brett Farve was still the leader of the team. “My first year we were 4-12, then we went 8-8 and there was no clamoring to play me. It was normal for young guys to sit. Then in the 3rd year, ’07, we go 13-3 and were one play in overtime against the Giants away from going to the Super Bowl.
“Now, QB’s are playing earlier,” added #12.
With that in mind, Rodgers hinted that he’s also accepted the fact that he could end his career playing for a team besides Green Bay. “They traded up, they drafted him, they like him, they want to play him.”
The Packers have opened training camp in Green Bay with no fans allowed. There will be no preseason games this year to allow clubs to better prepare for the regular season since many off-season activities were canceled or held in a piecemeal fashion due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The team is still planning some sort of virtual family day scrimmage.
Earlier this week the team also confirmed that it remains possible that games will be played at Lambeau Field behind closed doors with only essential team personnel and game management staff involved.
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