Aaron Rodgers probably won’t be on hand when the Packers start their mandatory minicamp on Tuesday. As a result, the Packers could fine him ~$93K per day. However, they’re thinking about issuing him an excused absence, which would mean no fines for the star quarterback (Twitter link via ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter). 
[RELATED: Packers Say They Won’t Trade Rodgers]
“The situation we face with Aaron Rodgers has divided our fan base,” Packers President/CEO Mark Murphy said earlier this month. “The emails and letters that I’ve received reflect this fact…We remain committed to resolving things with Aaron and want him to be our quarterback in 2021 and beyond. We are working to resolve the situation and realize that the less both sides say publicly, the better.”
Excusing Rodgers from the fines could help to mend fences. The reigning MVP wants to be traded — the Packers say he’s not going anywhere. Rodgers is reportedly willing to stand his ground throughout the summer to get what he wants — especially since he says that the Packers promised to trade him.
Ultimately, the Packers hold the leverage. If the club refuses to deal Rodgers, the 37-year-old passer would miss out on his $14.7MM salary and $6.8MM roster bonus for 2021. He’d also have to pay back $23MM in unearned signing bonus money. If the stalemate continues, the Packers will be left to pick from the still-green Jordan Love and Blake Bortles under center.
KAREN RODGERS! Oh my god am I sick of hearing about this whiny prima donna. He is the girlfriend who waits for any argument to bring up “well, remember that one time at that restaurant a year ago when you looked at that waitress?” and uses that as an excuse/argument every single time there is a disagreement. That’s exactly who he is. Jordan Love and this “miscommunication” happened over a year ago…why did he play the ENTIRE season with a fake happy face on the blow his “love everything” smoke up everybody’s behind and then make such a crisis out out that A YEAR LATER? Seriously, dude? How about communicating with the Packers about what it is exactly you want? How about showing some of that character you made such a big deal about? (refusing to show up at your own grandmother’s funeral? Character?)
And you might want to try taking a shower for a nationally televised interview when you know weeks/months in advance exactly when it’s going to take place and that the entire football loving community will be watching. It’s not like they showed up at his house at 3:00 am unannounced and woke him up from a dead sleep. Why the greaseball look when he KNEW the world would be watching? Get over it already, Karen Rodgers!
Also, as a devoted fan of the Green Bay Packers for the last 50 years, way to destroy your (what would have been) incredible legacy that you spent the last 15 years of your life building. It’s gone. Too late. Doesn’t matter what happens from here on…this is how people will remember you now.
Compare it to the Brett Favre saga. 15 years later, if you ask the average person about Favre, the very first thing that comes to their mind is the drama and the annual retirement/return indecision that held up the franchise for his last 3 years or so. People should immediately think of all his incredible accomplishments, what a fantastic player he was, and what he meant to the league. Instead they still correlate the name Brett Favre to the drama he caused. This is what Karen Rodgers has done to his legacy. Congratulations and best of luck on getting that Jeopardy job, bud
His name is Erin Rodgers
As a devoted fan for the past 50 years, I’m shocked that you haven’t followed this story at all. He did make his demands known and was promised he would be traded during this past offseason. The Packers wronged him and now he’s pissed. This isn’t hard.
He says that the team promised to trade him. The team says they didn’t. I guess you believe Aaron? Just, because…
KCJ said Aaron should get over it because it happened a year ago. This is flawed logic. We all knew he wasn’t happy. He literally said so last year.
It’s entirely possible that they had an agreement like Aaron believed, but we only know what they are saying now. Both sides clearly have different interpretations and Aaron feels betrayed, so that’s why he’s acting this way. I’m not saying either side is right, just that he believed there was a promise and thought he was stabbed in the back after having an amazing season.
I’m sure the truth lies somewhere in between. However, everyone should know by now that football is a business and being loyal is not how it actually works. I’m sorry you feel wronged.
Don’t mind kcj he doesn’t pay attention to details just what media tells him to think
The only “prima donas” are the people who flood every Rodgers article with these comments. I hate to break this to you but all these story’s are created by the media. Rodgers isn’t commenting on this matter but you would never thing that with the ridiculous takes here. Hold him accountable for what comes out of his own mouth, not when the media decided to make another part of the story.
‘We remain committed to resolving things with Aaron and want him to be our quarterback in 2021 and beyond. We are working to resolve the situation and realize that the less both sides say publicly, the better.”
If you wanted Aaron for a few more years, then why trade up for Love? GB is closing in on Bob level of incompetence. I see why 12 is PO’ed, it’s become a poorly run franchise.
Arty! –
Do you wait a year to voice your displeasure about things and put on a fake smile/persona during the entire time in between too? Give me a break
What do you even mean? I used a quote from today’s article for my point.
Everyone thinks the franchise should be untouchable/unaccountable for some reason. And that Aaron is out of line for complaining. You’ve never complained about your job or boss before?
Did you even read my post? You said “I see why 12 is po’d”. Didn’t he wait a year to make that known? Not that hard to understand. For most people.
Made known publicly. I’m sure it wasn’t a secret in the facility last year. Heck even Adams said last year he was shocked the team didn’t draft a WR.
Why the hell are you giving Karen more ammo by not fining him? Talk about a pushover org
Show him you have teeth. Holdouts have always favoured the club rather than the player
see omenyora etc
“Ultimately, the Packers hold the leverage” What?? The guy has probably made $200 MILLION plus so far. Interest alone will cover any lost revenue. He doesn’t like the work environment and he has the will to quit. Folks do that all the time.
The big picture is what is best for the team? Mark simply needs to make that call. Fire the GM/re-assign his role OR trade Rogers. Simple. EasyPeasy. Let’s go Mark – Step up. Make the call for the good of the team…
In my opinion, they need to trade him RIGHT NOW. Even if the somehow found out what he wanted and managed to make him happy, I can almost guarantee another crisis right around the corner the next time he has a difference in opinion with what the organization does. He expects them to do everything the way he wants is done, and that isn’t going to change even if they somehow smooth this situation over. Trade him now and let’s move on!
When was the last time Aaron caused a crisis? Prior to the Love pick, there was never any public feuding between Rodgers and the team. In fact, he loves the entire area & has bought into one of the other pro teams there as well.
The 1st round of the NFL is a grandiose as the SB. And on such a public stage, after a NFC Championship game showing, the team decided to to trade up & draft his replacement? Well, Aaron used the same platform to push back.
Rogers was the league MVP. Best of all the NFL players and at the most important position on the field. No one better. That performance has to be taken into account. Disgruntled as he was he has shown that it will not affect his play.
So Mark has to make the call. His GM cannot make the decision to put the good of the team first. So put up with the baggage, and whatever other quirks he has to get the Packers to the Super Bowl. Or trade him for a bunch of pic’s and salary relief and rebuild the team. Obviously, management is refusing to make the call for fear of failure.
I’m usually amazed by the number of “fans” who seem to worship authoritarians.
Somehow believing the front office/management is always right and Goodell, team owners, and other authoritarian figures can do no wrong.
Of course, these are the same “fans” who blame high ticket, food, parking, suites, etc. prices at games on the players. Along with don’t have a problem with the public funding and tax breaks for stadiums owned by billionaires!
See the “Decline of The Roman Empire.”
The reason they haven’t traded him is that they know that Love isn’t or might never be ready to even hold a clipboard on game day let alone start.
I think that loss to the Bucs and his 3 picks really shook the poor guy. He just needs a good pat on the back, a nap, a few cookies and his juice and he will be back to new.
My five year old exhibits similar behavior occasionally when he doesn’t get his way. It’s completely normal and nothing to worry about.
If those three picks shook him, that’d be a big surprise to me, since it was Brady who threw them. This is the second time I’ve seen you say this. Please memorize this fact.
You’re right. I’m wrong. He threw just one pick in 2021 NFC Championship. He threw 2 in the 2020 NFC Championship game in yet another playoff loss. Please don’t misunderstand, I don’t blame Rodgers for this. It’s clearly the GM’s fault for not properly calibrating ARods throwing arm the way a competent GM would have.
He has made his feelings known and I for one don’t see him changing his mind. Remember this is a guy who disowned his own family, he’s played his last game as a Packer . JMO
I’m a bug Packers fan and want Rodgers to continue to be my qb til he retires with that said Packers need to stand their ground and fine him
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I wouldn’t trade him I’d sit his whiny ass on the bench the entire season. You don’t run the team either shape up or shut up.
Who is running this organization? The answer to the question most needed to be asked is “what is a backbone?” How do you expect anyone else to show up, respect management, or not feel like a second class citizen when the rules are so blatantly different. Fine him, give it to a charity very publicly (one he doesn’t like preferably) and make his sorry ass sit out the year while you file a grievance for him not abiding by his contract.
Are the Broncos only offering up a sixth round pick and a signed Elway jersey?
Just trade him.
If any Packer fan wants a Super Bowl Victory… You better want Rodgers under Center.. The terrible move to trade up and pick a TURD of a QB was the wrong move 100%.. You have one of the best QB’s to ever step on the field and can win 1 or 2 right now… You go with the TURD your going back to 1980 Packers football and your excitement for every year will be the NFL draft hoping to find the next Hall of Fame QB… They get 2 of them back to back so odds are you won’t get another good one for about 50 years…. You will then have the teams the front office has put together for 24 of the last 26 years… Can’t win with the best QB because they can’t draft talent… Bottom line Favre and Rodgers are the reason the Packers have Won the last 26 years!!!!!
Wow, they’re even messing up their messed up stance. People who are on the team’s side and people on Rodgers’ side agree, mostly, that the Packers should trade him-for different reasons. They’re the ones who don’t seem to get it. But they can’t even do that right. You think Rodgers is going to reconsider because he lost money? You think he didn’t account for that when making up his mind? You can’t coerce somebody and coddle them at the same time. This is like getting a sticker when a cop writes you a ticket.
I kind of agree with you AK but I also don’t think you take all possibilities into account. There seems to be a big rush on the side of those who are like “get what you can”, “trade him now” and I don’t get that. We think the Pack can trade him to Denver for 3 picks and a player, but no offer has been made public. But let’s say they could. What’s better? 3 picks in the 27-32 range or 2 picks on of which is top ten and another in the 27-32 range and a later round pick? I am honestly asking. There is no reason in my mind to trade him now, after the draft to limit his market to only one team. Rodgers is under contract for 3 more years the Packers will not lose control during that time, so there is no more ‘sit out a year and sign with someone else” like there used to be. . If he sits, he’s retiring. Ok good. sit out, it him as an aging competitive QB losing a year. The packers lose the same with trading him now or trading him after the season. Their fate is exactly the same without him or trading him for the next year. BUT you then have 31 other teams bidding in the offseason, before the EXACT same draft as the first pick would start with the ‘trade him now crowd”. Plus the Packers don’t take the cap hit they would. I think the smart play is let him sit if he wants to not play for the Packers. Not to be punitive, I could give a hoot, it’s sports not life. lol. But the Packers don’t really lose out. Maybe a late first pick comes off the table, but a much higher pick, top ten, probably comes into play as well, along with probably their own HI, hi, hi pick without Rodgers, lol.
I think the reason that strategy is flawed is because it makes the major assumption that Rodgers will continue to play at his best (or at all) in Green Bay. We’re assuming that his value, after having just a new career high in TDs and winning his third MVP, will continue to rise or even remain the same after being pressured into a playing another year with a team that he does not want to play for.
Whatever Green Bay can get now is better than what they will get a year after having petty play from a notoriously mercurial player or a year off from play from that player. There are a couple of teams that would trade valuable pieces for a 37 year old coming off an MVP season. You may not get as many for a 38 year old who either played uninspired football or none at all. Teams won’t wait around for him, and his value now as a player may (likely) will be much higher than it will be next year. It’s not enough to risk the haul for a few spots up and down in the first.
If only Randy Wright could have created this kind of controversy.
Drama Queens on both sides.
If the front office doesn’t like Rodgers, they shouldn’t have kept him. If the front office doesn’t feel that first rounder Jordan Love is ready, they shouldn’t have drafted him.
Is Aaron afraid of competition? So what if he needs to compete with Love! Every job is up in the air until you win your spot! Go out and win your spot Aaron!