National media outlet makes a prediction for Aaron Rodgers that makes the most sense yet
The month between the Super Bowl and the start of free agency might as well be known forever as "the month of Aaron Rodgers". It seems like every year the few weeks between the Super Bowl and the start of free agency are spent wondering what Rodgers' plans are and how they'll impact the Green […]
The month between the Super Bowl and the start of free agency might as well be known forever as "the month of Aaron Rodgers".
It seems like every year the few weeks between the Super Bowl and the start of free agency are spent wondering what Rodgers' plans are and how they'll impact the Green Bay Packers.
This year is no exception.
Rodgers has three options in front of him:
- Retire
- Play for the Packers
- Ask for a trade
Of those options, retirement is the least likely. Rodgers might say his decision won't be made with money in mind, but it's hard to imagine he'd be alright with walking away from nearly $60 million.
Playing for Green Bay or asking the Packers for a trade is the most likely outcome.
And of those two outcomes, CBS Sports' Jordan Dajani thinks sticking around with the Packers is the path that Rodgers will take.
Another year, another offseason of wondering what's going to happen with Rodgers and the Packers. Is this our third go-around? My hot take is that I don't think this situation is as dramatic as the reports indicate. Are the Packers more comfortable than they ever have been when it comes to the possibility of Rodgers leaving/retiring? Absolutely. However, that doesn't mean they are rooting for it, or "done" with their legendary quarterback.
My "crazy" prediction is that Rodgers returns to the fold for 2023. Brady may have stolen some of his thunder by being the main retirement of this offseason, plus Rodgers views Green Bay as home. This is something we know. Rodgers has had a wandering eye in the past, but he returns to play for the Packers next season.
I think Dajani is spot on.
This situation feels a lot more dramatic than it should be.
Rodgers places a big importance on his relationships with everyone in the organization. It's hard to see him wanting to start over this late in his career. He knows Green Bay like the back of his hand — he's been there for nearly two decades, after all.
This doesn't seem like a guy who wants to head to New York to play for the Jets when he has no idea what life in that organization would be like. It doesn't seem like the Rodgers things to do.
I think we're about to see an anti-climatic ending to this year's edition of Rodgers-watch.
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