“If they wanted to make a change, even though I just won MVP and didn’t see my future with the team past 2021, then why wait?”
@ErinAndrews sat down with @AaronRodgers12 to discuss the eventful offseason for the Packers QB: pic.twitter.com/AxJvpfcm9C— FOX Sports: NFL (@NFLonFOX) September 12, 2021
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers sat down with Erin Andrews of FOX for a three-minute segment that aired on Sunday morning.
Rodgers and Andrews discussed a number of topics regarding his offseason of “contemplation.”
Among the highlights:
– “I wasn’t intentionally trying to kick up any drama,” Rodgers said. The aim wasn’t to negotiate an end result through the media.
– Rodgers said he thought a trade on draft day was possible.
– The big issue for Rodgers: “They wouldn’t commit to me past 2021. I figured, if they wanted to make a change even though I just won MVP, why wait? They drafted my replacement, so let him play if that’s what you want.”
– Rodgers said he “100 percent” thought about retirement. “I don’t think I have anything left to prove on the field.” He said there were many times during the offseason where he wasn’t sure if he could be all-in in 2021.
– Rodgers said it’s been “a decade” of wanting more input and a “greater impact” on what happens in Green Bay.
– On not having input: “I didn’t think, for a guy that might have a name up here at some point (points to Lambeau Field), that that was fair for what I’ve accomplished here.”
– On the input: “I don’t care about credit or fears you might have about giving me more of a voice, I care about winning, and about leaving the organization better than I found it.”
– On this season: “I just want to be happy. That’s why I’m going to enjoy this season.”
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