After a summer of silence, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers met the press on Wednesday.
He was interesting and fascinating, which is par for the course.
“I wanted to help the organization, maybe learn from some of the mistakes in the past … and about the way that some of the outgoing veterans were treated,” Rodgers said. “And just the fact that we didn’t retain a number of players that I felt like were core players to our foundation, to our locker room. High-character guys.”
Some of the other comments after a long period, which saw troubled times between Rodgers and the team that selected him in the first round in 2005. And let’s start off with this:
Aaron Rodgers: "Green Bay isn't a huge vacation destination, people are coming here to play with me…" pic.twitter.com/8QNdX5DVVb
— CJ Fogler #BlackLivesMatter (@cjzero) July 28, 2021
My man @TomPelissero with the question to @AaronRodgers12 that gave us the answer we were all waiting for: 4 pages. Read them all. pic.twitter.com/2tpurKDJ1e
— James Palmer (@JamesPalmerTV) July 28, 2021
— Viral Sports (@NotScTop10plays) July 28, 2021
Aaron Rodgers: "If you’re going to cut a guy who was our second-best wide receiver in training camp last year, maybe run it by me.” …He’s referencing displeasure in departure of WR Jake Kumerow.
— Jeff Darlington (@JeffDarlington) July 28, 2021
“I love this team, I love the or—you know, the fans.”
Perhaps it was just a slip, but this felt like one of the more telling moments during Aaron Rodgers’ press conference. pic.twitter.com/MSHH6qRQYI
— Field Yates (@FieldYates) July 28, 2021
Rodgers asked if he can see himself finishing career with #Packers if changes he's requested are made: "I'm definitely not closing the door to anything. I'm always optimistic, and the ability to change, I would never want anybody to give up on me."
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) July 28, 2021
Asked Rodgers how he'd describe his relationship with Brian Gutekunst today: "I would say that today it's professional at this point." He says at no point this offseason did he request Gutekunst be removed from his job.
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) July 28, 2021
Aaron Rodgers says retirement "was definitely something I thought about" during the offseason as he found joy in things off the field. "However, there's still a big, competitive hole in my body that I need to fill. As I got back into my workouts, I realized it."
— Ryan Wood (@ByRyanWood) July 28, 2021
Davante Adams, Rodgers’ favorite target, also isn’t thrilled.
Davante Adams was asked if he would take less money if Aaron Rodgers is still in Green Bay next season: "No, that's not gonna happen … What other profession do you take less than what you have earned? That's not how it works."
Adams' full response:pic.twitter.com/2loYTYsKHJ
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) July 28, 2021