Aaron Rodgers has finally broken his silence on the Davante Adams trade. The deal went down a month ago and it wasn’t immediately clear how Rodgers felt about the trade because he hadn’t done any public interviews since the trade was made on March 17.
That changed on Thursday and from his comments, it seems the Packers’ QB was caught slightly off guard by the trade.
“It was a little surprising with Davante,” Rodgers said, via ESPN.com.
His comments were shocking because it had initially been reported that the Packers’ QB was aware of the fact that Adams wouldn’t be returning. It also sounds like Rodgers made his decision to return to Green Bay for 2022 based on the assumption that Adams would be part of the team.
“Obviously, when I made my decision, I was still thinking he was going to come back,” Rodgers said what he thought Adams would do. “I was very honest with him about my plans and my future and where I saw my career going, as far as how many years I want to play. But I felt like he was going to be back.”
Rodgers thought the idea of playing with him for “a few more years” would help keep Adams in Wisconsin.
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“Play with me for a few more years,” seems to suggest Rodgers is going to be around for some time.
Even though Rodgers is going on his 18th season in the NFL, he admitted that some moves still surprise him.
“It’s a tough business, it’s a wonderful profession,” Rodgers said. “Those of us who have been [able] to play for so long realize that completely. There’s a lot of things that happen that surprise you, even still.”
“I have so much love for [Adams] and appreciate the time we spent together and definitely wish him the best [with Derek Carr] in Vegas,” Rodgers said. “But that’s a big hole to fill.”
The loss of Adams is definitely a big hole to fill and it’s a hole that the Packers didn’t fill during the first round of the draft on Thursday night. Instead, the Packers sent both of their second-round picks (Nos. 53 and 59) to the rival Minnesota Vikings for the 34th overall pick and used it on North Dakota State receiver Christian Watson.
The 6-foot-4, 208-pound Watson caught 43 passes for 801 yards with seven touchdowns last season for North Dakota State, which won the FCS national title.
