Reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers is so disgruntled with the Green Bay Packers that he has told some within the organization that he does not want to return to the team, league and team sources told ESPN on Thursday.
#Packers GM Brian Gutekunst to ESPN: "As we've stated since the season ended, we are committed to Aaron in 2021 and beyond. Aaron has been a vital part of our success and we look forward to competing for another championship with him leading our team."
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Reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers is so disgruntled with the Green Bay Packers that he has told some within the organization that he does not want to return to the team, league and team sources told ESPN on Thursday.
The Packers are aware of his feelings, concerned about them and have had team president Mark Murphy, general manager Brian Gutekunst and head coach Matt LaFleur each fly out on separate trips to meet with Rodgers at various points this offseason, sources told ESPN.
"As we've stated since the season ended, we are committed to Aaron in 2021 and beyond," Gutekunst told ESPN. "Aaron has been a vital part of our success and we look forward to competing for another championship with him leading our team."
Rodgers has not budged this offseason, but neither have the Packers, who have made it known they are not interested in trading Rodgers anywhere.
The San Francisco 49ers called the Packers on Wednesday night, a source told ESPN, and the Los Angeles Rams inquired about Rodgers in January before they traded for Matthew Stafford.
The Packers quickly dismissed the Rams' overtures, the source said.
The Packers have offered to extend Rodgers' contract, sources told ESPN.
Rodgers is unhappy for a variety of reasons, with some of it dating back to last year's draft when the Packers didn't inform him before trading up to draft a quarterback with their first-round pick. Some took this as a sign that his days in Green Bay could he numbered.
He also is at a different point in his personal life, having recently gotten engaged to actress Shailene Woodley. Rodgers also has hosted "Jeopardy!" and said it would be a dream to become the full-time host. He could play football and host Jeopardy! together.
Rodgers has made cryptic comments about his future in Green Bay, but he has told others that he does not want to return.
On draft night, the Packers' biggest issue isn't who they land, but whether they can keep the former NFL MVP.
Rodgers' contract contained a $6.8 million roster bonus due in March. It could have been converted into a signing bonus that would have freed up more than $4.5 million in salary-cap space for this season but instead it "vested as scheduled," a source told ESPN at the time. It's listed as an automatic conversion in Rodgers' contract but even that has to be signed off on by both parties. It's not known if the Packers tried to convert and Rodgers refused to sign off on it, or if they did not attempt a conversion.
Originally Posted by wazu:
Seems like the media has been trying to manufacture a trade that has no chance of happening. That Breer tweet is just absurd.
Originally Posted by TEX:
I think the last thing they wanted was to see KC bury TB early, like they did 5 or 6 weeks earlier. I think they thought KC would come storming back, since it is what they're known for. So, the calls were made to steer the game in that direction. However, anyone who watched that game, and watches KC, could see this time it was different and that it wasn't going to happen b/c KC's OL was so severely overmatched. So, the way the game was officiated early on, just served to seal KC's fate on a day when they clearly were not their best, due to many factors.
This is exactly what I think happened. They don't have to favor one team or another explicitly. Just "emphasize" calling more defensive holding and ticky tack BS - which will help the Bucs because they don't need to hold with their pass rush and our O-line.
Maybe Goodell tells the refs the holding was getting out of hand in the playoffs and they need to watch it. Refs get the message. No big conspiracy. No one ever explicitly says to call it against the Chiefs. Just nudging the game in a certain direction, initiated entirely by one person who never has to reveal his true motives.
I think the same thing happened in the Rams Monday Night game in 2018. Still suspicious as hell that they replaced the refs at the last minute. But it doesn't mean anything conspiratorial ever had to be explicitly said. The refs would just get the message and know why they're there.
Anyone who's worked for a large corporation knows that your boss has ways of telling you want they want w/o explicitly telling you - usually in cases where they want to cover their own ass, or just can't come out and say what they want for potential lawsuit reasons. [Reply]
The problem with the trades is Rodgers is basically back where he started. A team unable to put talent around him after giving up so much for him. [Reply]
Originally Posted by BigCatDaddy:
The problem with the trades is Rodgers is basically back where he started. A team unable to put talent around him after giving up so much for him.
