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Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst certainly sounds glad to be free of the Aaron Rodgers carnival. Speaking to Rich Eisen this week, Gutekunst said he “really likes” where he’s at now compared to where he was before in relation to Rodgers.
Since his back-to-back MVP seasons in 2020 and 2021, Aaron Rodgers has been better known for the headaches he causes off the field than the success he’s at on it. Since 2022, Rodgers has had just 13 wins in the NFL but has created an infinite number of headlines with his routine public comments.
Just last week, Rodgers went on The Pat McAfee Show to rip the new Jets regime of Aaron Glenn and Darren Moughy, with further reports indicating that he wants the Steelers to “roll out the red carpet” for him. This is despite the fact that he’s a 41-year-old QB who posted a 5-12 record last season while completing 63% of his passes for 3,897 yards, 28 touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
Given all this, Gutekunst is understandably glad to be free of the perpetual headache that is the future Hall of Fame quarterback.
“I really like the chair I’m sitting in now, and viewing it from that chair than the one I was before,” Gutekunst told Rich Eisen ahead of the NFL Draft, which is being held at Lambeau Field in Green Bay from April 24 to April 26. “But he was a great, great player here, and there’s so much appreciation for him from our organization and from myself for what he did here.”
“You’re kind of rooting for him from afar to keep playing, because he’s such a great talent. But he’s had a long, really, really good career. If he decides to hang it up, that’s a pretty good 20-some years,” the Packers GM added.
As things stand, if Rodgers does decide to play next season, it appears as though the Pittsburgh Steelers are the only remaining potential landing spot for the formers Packers and Jets signal-caller. Speaking about Rodgers ahead of the draft, longtime Pittsburgh head coach Mike Tomlin certainly left the door to signing Rodgers open.