Aaron Rodgers wanted to play in San Francisco.
The San Francisco 49ers famously passed on him during the 2005 Draft, but it appears tha tis water under the bridge these days.
According to KFAN Radio Thursday, the 49ers offered to trade the Green Bay Packers the No. 3 overall pick, Jimmy Garoppolo and several other players for Rodgers. Green Bay struck down the deal.
Rodgers reportedly knew about the offer and wanted the Packers to accept it.
“A league source tells PFT that Rodgers wanted the Packers to take the 49ers’ offer, which was for the third pick and more. It’s unclear where Rodgers would go from here.”
San Francisco is expected to draft a quarterback tonight, but who knows what might happen with these news coming out. The team could also end up trading Garoppolo at some point this weekend if they do draft a quarterback.
Green Bay General Manager Brian Gutekunst said Monday the organization sees Rodgers as the team’s quarterback for the “foreseeable future.”
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“Aaron’s our guy. He’s going to be our quarterback for the foreseeable future. We’re excited about the things we’re going to try to accomplish over the next couple years. So with the contract that you’re kind of talking about, it’s something that we’ll work through. We’re going to have to do probably a few things with contracts as we head to the season, and into the season, to make sure our salary-cap situation not only this year but also in 2022 is square,” he said.
“So we’re not done yet. We’ve done a lot to get here,” said the GM who has held the post since 2018, “We’ve kind of been doing things as we go, and we will continue to do that as we go.”
