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Aaron Rodgers is Not Leaving Green Bay

We are over a week removed from the NFL draft, which was a massive success, one I did not see coming, and my hat is off to everyone involved. That was something that could've had thousands of problems, but they figured it out. Kudos to all involved.

Now, my team, the Packers, did not have a good draft. I could see that, the media saw it, the fans saw it and the talking heads all on Zoom saw it and said it. The picks didn't make a ton of sense. They took guys at positions they didn't really need. They didn't take a receiver, in a loaded class, which was what they needed most. They reached for AJ Dillon, who I like but will be put in a bad situation for him. It was a mess of a draft. And, the big topic on everyone's mind coming from the Packers overall draft was trading up to take QB Jordan Love from Utah State in the first round.

There were a lot of questions about Love leading up to the draft, he didn't have a great final college season, he is raw, he is going to need a good amount of time, he is more of a mobile QB than a pocket guy, just a ton of stuff that people questioned. What those same people didn't question was his talent. He was deemed a first rounder the second mocks started to go up. But, nobody, myself included, had him going to a team with an established, Hall of Fame QB currently on their roster. I think this is the main reason everyone was so up in arms about this pick. The Packers have Aaron Rodgers, and while he wasn't great, for him, last season, he is still one of the best, if not the best, QB currently playing in the NFL. He has all the tools, he has the leadership and he has that will to push his team to wins they shouldn't get. But, Rodgers is also on the wrong side of 30. He has a big contract he signed last year, and while that isn't a big problem, I believe that it goes beyond what Love's rookie contract will be, which is a problem for the future. But, I want to point out some things that I have seen since the draft that have kind of blown me away.

I know as well as anyone that Rodgers is one of the prototype asshole professional athletes. He has a very open feud with his family. His former girlfriends don't have too many nice things to say about him after they split. He is tough on his teammates, and while he is great, he isn't Jordan great. He hasn't earned that right. He ran a coach who won a Super Bowl out of town, although it was time for Mike McCarthy to go. Rodgers has his issues. But, he can still play, and play at a solid level for a few more years, if us Packers fans are lucky. But to see articles being written with headlines like, "Which Team will Rodgers Play for Next Season", or, "Rodgers All but Done in Green Bay", or "Rodgers is not on Board with the Love Pick", it is all so stupid, and we are so lost without sports that people will seemingly write about anything that they hope will get clicks right now. Look, if anyone knows what Jordan Love is going through right now it should be Rodgers. So, instead of moaning and groaning about it, I would hope he would be a good mentor for him. He had to sit three years before he got a shot. Also, does he really want to leave Green Bay? Who would he go play for? I know everyone is all hyped about Tom Brady joining Tampa, but I don't think that is going to work out as great as some others do.

Let's say Rodgers does leave, then where would he go that would fit? People have thrown out the Jets as a possibility. They have a worse receiving corps than Green Bay. Some said Jacksonville if they don't get Trevor Lawrence. Why would he go to a losing team for the twilight of his career? I have heard Washington as a possible spot. Well, they still have Dwayne Haskins, and I still believe they would be better off with Cam Newton. Honestly, every team I look at makes no sense for me. I guess this is my roundabout way of saying I don't think Rodgers is going anywhere. Love is no threat to take his spot, this team was in the NFC title game last year and they have a solid defense and a good run game. Also, I truly believes he wants to finish his career as a lifetime Packer. I just feel that these articles are nonsense, and we are all just bored and missing sports.

Look, I was wrong about Brady, but I don't think it is going to be the seamless transition everyone else does. I would be shocked, more so than I was with Brady, if Rodgers doesn't finish his career in Green Bay. It would be a true sports stunner. 

Ty is the Pop Culture editor for SeedSing and the other host of the X Millennial Man Podcast.

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