In 2021 and new in 2022, we have experienced a different side to Aaron Rodgers. On the field, he is still an MVP candidate and one of the best to ever play the quarterback position, but off the field, he has become very vocal on just about everything like never before.
The biggest change is Rodgers doesn’t really give a damn what people think of him.
He made that much clear this week while on The Pat McAfee Show when he dropped the keys to his success.
“It really comes down to giving less fucks & that’s what I’ve tried to do the last couple years,” Rodgers said of his critics. “I think that it’s a maturity that comes from aging, from making mistakes, from failing, from being too sensitive at times, from taking things too personal at times, and it’s about growth.”
“And learning — not to be indifferent, because I think indifferent people are terrified of making choices and it’s a cold place to live — it’s about choosing what to care about, and the things that you do care about, it’s less [sic] things… There’s a lot of joy in being unapologetically yourself.”
Rodgers believes this attitude and perspective have allowed him to age gracefully in a profession that doesn’t historically reward athletes in their late 30s.
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He may never admit it, but the franchise drafting QB Jordan Love has seemingly lit a fire under him and he has certainly found another level in his game before the start of last season.
Rodgers has completed 69.7 percent of his attempts for 8,276 yards with 83 touchdowns and just nine interceptions in 31 games since the start of 2020. He is on track to potentially win his fourth MVP award.
The Packers are 26-5 in Rodgers’ starts during that span and enter the playoffs as the No. 1 seed in the NFC for the second consecutive year.
