Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has provided a sufficient answer to the legitimate questions about his future, both in a post-draft call with local media and in a new interview with Kyle Brandt of the Ringer.
Rodgers repeated the answer on Monday.
“I don’t know what the future holds. I know I can control this year and my play and my approach and my attitude,” Rodgers said during a Zoom call with reporters.
The Packers traded up to draft Jordan Love in the first round of April’s draft, providing the franchise with a potential successor to Rodgers, a two-time NFL MVP who has been the starter since 2008.
Later, Rodgers answered another question with a response he’s used before.
“If I retire on the team’s timeline, then all is well. But if they’re looking to move on before I’m ready to be done playing, there comes an impasse at that point,” Rodgers said. “I can control my play and my performance and my approach and my leadership, but at some point, there’s other factors involved. That’s the facts to me at this point.”
Rodgers used the word “impasse” to describe a future scenario in which the Packers want to transition to Love but Rodgers isn’t ready to retire, a scene that once played out in Green Bay during the summer of 2008.
However, Rodgers has been clear over the last few months: He’s not sure of his future, but he understands what drafting Love means, and he’s guessing – based on the best available evidence – that he’ll probably have to finish his career someplace other than Green Bay.
Rodgers will still be peppered with the line of questioning throughout the year. Don’t expect the answer to change. He can’t see the future, even if he can see the writing on the wall.