The Green Bay Packers proved a relationship with an important player could be salvaged, and now there’s a legitimate chance the future Hall of Fame quarterback could return – if he wants to keep playing – in 2022.
In the moments after winning his fourth NFL MVP on Thursday night in Los Angeles, Aaron Rodgers immediately thanked the Packers organization – specifically mentioning president Mark Murphy, general manager Brian Gutekunst and executive vice president Russ Ball by name to start his acceptance speech.
The moment on stage at NFL Honors sat in stark contrast to last summer, and specifically the start of training camp when Rodgers ended his months-long holdout with a charged, 30-minute press conference in which he opened up and laid out all his complaints with the leadership of the organization and the direction of the team in general.
