We all know we’re going to spend the next few months dwelling on this topic, so might as well address it right off the bat. Rodgers reportedly doesn’t want to be in Green Bay any longer. He didn’t show up for the team’s mandatory minicamp, team president Mark Murphy has openly written about how this feud has divided the fan base, and a couple notable veterans (wide receiver Davante Adams and left tackle David Bakhtiari) have publicly pledged their support for their quarterback. And it’s only June. Just wait until August arrives and this circus really gets rolling. By that point, the Packers will have to be focused on limiting the distractions on second-year quarterback Jordan Love, who’ll be facing the prospect of starting his first NFL game. The team also will be reliving some of the same chaos that followed the feud that erupted between Brett Favre and the organization back in 2008, when the iconic QB retired and then un-retired while the team was preparing to put Rodgers on the field.
Look, we may not know what’s going to make Rodgers happy at this stage. What seems pretty clear at this point, though, is what will make him painfully unhappy, which is spending another minute playing football in Green Bay. It’s hard to see a man who is so reputedly stubborn backing off on his stance. That means the Packers, who have staunchly said they aren’t trading the reigning MVP, should start thinking about how to make the best of a horrible situation.
