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Madison Williams

Aaron Rodgers Explains Why He Doesn't Want to Be the ‘Villain’ Against Bears Anymore

During Aaron Rodgers’s 18 seasons with the Packers, he helped Green Bay dominate the Bears in the intense NFC North rivalry. At one point, the quarterback went viral for telling the Chicago team that he “owns” them.

Well, Rodgers will travel to Chicago once again on Sunday, this time with his new team, the Steelers. That rivalry tension no longer is there for Rodgers as the Steelers don’t have a storied history with the Bears. But are any of those previous hard feelings still bubbling up for Rodgers? Apparently not, as he told reporters Wednesday that he’d “rather not be” considered the villain in Chicago anymore.

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