Aaron Rodgers went on The Pat McAfee Show yesterday to tell the world that he intends to play for the New York Jets next season. It is truly the end of an era in Green Bay. However, during his interview, he threw plenty of shade with on the Packers’ front office, saying that he wished they had communicated with him better. He reminded listeners that this kind of thing is what he called the organization out for a couple of years ago, referring to how they move on from veteran players.
I wonder if Green Bay handles these situations differently than any other NFL team. That’s besides the point. What is the point here is that communication goes two ways, and it doesn’t sound like Rodgers was very open in his communication with the organization.
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An ESPN Report States Aaron Rodgers Was Not Really Talking to the Packers
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Rob Demovsky appeared on Get Up on ESPN this morning to discuss Rodgers’ decision. In his report, he revealed that the Packers had next-to-no communication from Rodgers regarding his process in the past two months:
“You heard Aaron say that he hopes they do right by him, and that is a reasonable request. But that’s a two-way street. I’m told that throughout this process over the last couple of months that Rodgers wasn’t exactly communicative with the organization when they would reach out to check in with him to see where he’s at. Not necessarily pressuring him to make a decision, but just periodic check-ins.
So, communication is a two-way street. And the fact that it wasn’t overly communicative from his point might be why they might make Rodgers wait just a little bit longer. They will trade him, but they’re not going to give him away. Sources assured me that they will trade him, and the deal is relatively close, but this is a petty business on both the player and the team side.”
In his interview with McAfee, Rodgers said he went into the darkness 90% sure that he was going to retire. He also said that he had a “vibe” during the season that 2022 was going to be his last in a Packers uniform.
Rodgers probably did not want to be like Brett Favre and tease retirement every offseason. However, if Rodgers values communication so much, he should have practiced what he preached.
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