Aaron Rodgers Explains Issue With Green Bay Packers, Praises Jordan Love
05/25/21 AT 10:33 AM
Aaron Rodgers has finally publicly addressed his issues with the Green Bay Packers. Nearly one month after it was first reported that the quarterback no longer wants to play for the team, Rodgers doesn’t appear to have changed his mind.
Speaking with Kenny Mayne during the anchor’s final “SportsCenter” appearance, Rodgers didn’t directly say that he wanted to be traded. Rodgers denied having an issue with backup Jordan Love, though he might not have appreciated the way the draft pick was made.
“With my situation, look it’s never been about the draft pick, picking Jordan,” Rodgers said Monday night. “I love Jordan; he s a great kid. [We’ve had] a lot of fun to work together. Love the coaching staff, love my teammates, love the fan base in Green Bay. An incredible 16 years. It s just kind of about a philosophy and maybe forgetting that it is about the people that make t
Green Bay Packers Still Don’t Want To Trade Aaron Rodgers
05/14/21 AT 3:54 PM
Very little appears to have changed since it was reported on the day of the NFL Draft that Aaron Rodgers no longer wants to be a member of the Green Bay Packers. There’s been no word that the quarterback is interested in staying with the Packers, and the organization still has no plans to trade the MVP.
Green Bay has been steadfast for weeks that it hopes Rodgers is under center in the season opener.
“We still obviously feel the same way,” Packers head coach Matt LaFleur said of Rodgers, via NFL Network. “We want him back in the worst way. I know he knows that. And we’ll continue to work at it each and every day.”