Aaron Rodgers still has some time to think about his situation with the Green Bay Packers, but it appears his team already has their mind made up.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Sunday he has spoken with NFL sources who are “convinced” that the Packers would prefer to move on from Rodgers. He added that Rodgers is aware of that sentiment.
It should be noted that GM Brian Gutekunst and HC Matt LaFleur have been pretty consistent in stating their desire to have Rodgers back, so this new report is quite shocking that things have changed so quickly.
Rodgers has been open about the possibility of him leaving the Packers. He told “The Pat McAfee Show” there would be no hard feelings if the Packers were ready to turn things over to Jordan Love. Last offseason, Rodgers signed a 3-year, $150.815 million restructured deal that has a $58.3 million signing bonus for 2023 and a cap hit of $31.6 million.
His contract is likely a huge factor in the belief that the Packers would prefer to move on from Rodgers. They simply do not have the cap space to do anything significant to improve the team.
If it was his final season with the team, the 39-year-old appeared in all 17 games for the Packers and passed for 3,695 yards, 26 touchdowns and 12 interceptions to go along with 94 yards rushing and a touchdown.
