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GREEN BAY, Wis. Aaron Rodgers decision on his NFL career
David Ross Jersey could be down to two choices.The Green Bay Packers or retirement.After winning his fourth NFL MVP award on Thursday night at NFL Honors, he fielded five questions during a Zoom teleconference. One was about winning MVP. The other four were about his future.I think youve got to take some of the emotion out of it and then kind of lean into understanding what it takes to revamp and feel like whats the best place, the best decision for me moving forward, Rodgers said.He quickly stopped himself. Not really place, he continued. More just what does it feel like to commit to a season if thats what I want to do.The Packers drafted Rodgers in 2005 and hes been the teams starting quarterback since 2008. He rose to prominence in Green Bay. He won a Super Bowl championship in Green Bay. He built a Hall of Fame resume in Green Bay. And he experienced a career rebirth under coach Matt LaFleur in Green Bay.Judging by 10 1/2 minutes of comments on Thursday, he doesnt seem interested in continuing his pursuit of a second Super Bowl championship in a different city.Scroll to ContinueThat doesnt mean Rodgers will be back for a 15th season as the teams starting quarterback. While embroiled in a dispute with management, Rodgers skipped all of last offseasons workouts. That time away served as a taste of retirement.I talked at length at various times about being comfortable walking away and just not playing, Rodgers said. I dont want to create more questions than I probably already have, but I dont fear retirement, I dont fear moving on. Im very proud of what Ive accomplished, proud that Ive accomplished it in Green Bay over the last 17 years, and excited about the future, whatever that ends up being or looking like.But the fire burns, and theres nothing that can fully replace that desire in retirement. If he returns, the Packers will be Super Bowl contenders yet again. And theres a chance to equal Peyton Mannings record of five MVPs. .Critically, Rodgers and general manager Brian Gutekunst worked this season to not just mend fences but to build a strong relationship. So, when they met at the end of the season, the talks produced constructive conversations. (Im) still highly competitive and still have that bitter taste from the divisional game,
Kendall Graveman Jersey so definitely a lot to weigh, Rodgers said, but thankful for the Packers organization and the conversations that we had at the end of the season and just the way the whole season went. I was obviously frustrated about some things in the offseason. We had a ton of conversations and I just felt like there was so much growth, and Im so thankful for that. Im thankful for the relationships with Brian as much as anybody.There was obviously some things that were voiced in the offseason, privately between him and myself, and Im just thankful for the response. There was a lot of things that were done to make me feel really special and important to the present, the past and the future of the franchise. And Ive got to say that Ru s (Ball) and Brian especially had a big hand in that. And it didnt go unnoticed.With Rodgers, the Packers became the first team in NFL history with three consecutive seasons of 13 wins. While it wasnt enough to get them back to their first Super Bowl since 2010, , which is why coach Matt LaFleur and team President Mark Murphy have said they wanted Rodgers back for 2022.Rodgers acknowledged theres work to be done if he returns. That presumably means signing a contract extension and getting far enough under the salary cap to bring back All-Pro receiver Davante Adams. And if he doesnt return, theres a good nucleus in place to help Jordan Love with a strong running game and defense.Should I feel like its my time to move on and do something else, he said, Ill be extremely eternally grateful for the Green Bay Packers organization, the fan base
Fergie Jenkins Jersey and all the incredible 17 years worth of memories and friendships and special, special moments that Ive gotten to share with members of the organization, my teammates, people that work there and the fans, as well. Im just super-thankful for every single moment in the journey. One: Aaron Rodgers Becomes Only Four-Time MVPWith last years MVP, Rodgers joined four legends as three-time MVPs: running back Jim Brown (1957, 1958, 1965), quarterback Johnny Unitas (1959, 1964, 1967), quarterback Brett Favre (1995 through 1997) and quarterback Tom Brady (2007, 2010, 2017).With his fourth MVP, Rodgers has broken from that pack and is alone in second place. Peyton Manning won a record five MVPs four with Indianapolis (2003, 2004, 2008 and 2009) and one with Denver (2013
Anthony Rizzo Jersey ).For Manning and Brady, their first MVP and last MVP were separated by 10 years. Rodgers fourth MVP comes 10 years after his first. Two: Rodgers Red-Hot FinishRodgers put his stamp on the MVP race with a sensational finishing stretch to the season. Despite laboring through a broken toe that curtailed his practice time, Rodgers ended the season with seven consecutive games of two-plus touchdown pa ses and zero interceptions. Thats the second-longest streak in NFL history. In 2010, Tom Brady did it in nine consecutive games. Rodgers threw 20 touchdown pa ses during his streak, which hell carry into next season. Brady threw 24 touchdown pa ses. Three: Rodgers Showed Hes Valuable, Part 1Being MVP doesnt simply mean having the best stats. Its that middle letter the V for Valuable. The Packers were the second-most-impacted team by injuries this season, according to . In terms of the value of the player and the amount of games mi sed, David Bakhtiari was the most important injury of the NFL season, ZaDarius Smith was second and Jaire Alexander was ninth. Rodgers play obviously was an important part of the teams 13-win season. Four: Rodgers Showed Hes Valuable, Part 2In games started and finished by Rodgers, the Packers went 13-2. The Packers went 0-2 with Jordan Love starting against Kansas City and playing the second half at Detroit. Five: MVP? Yes. Super Bowl? No.Incredibly, being the Most Valuable Player of the NFL season doesnt mean being the Most Valuable Player of the NFL postseason. No MVP has won the award in the same year he won the Super Bowl since Kurt Warner with the St. Louis Rams in 1999. Six: Rodgers Leads Three Key CategoriesLast season, Rodgers joined Steve Young as the only quarterbacks since 1940 to win the Percentage
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