The Packers believe that the 49ers and Broncos have contacted Aaron Rodgers to gauge his interest in playing for them, according to ESPN.com’s Rob Demovsky. That would classify as tampering, though the Packers have not filed a complaint with the league office. 
In order to file a successful claim, the Packers would need clear evidence of the illicit contact. Short of that, there isn’t much the Packers could do to bark back at the Broncos, Niners, or any other club that may have chatted with the MVP quarterback. Years ago, the Chiefs were docked draft picks for talking to Jeremy Maclin while he was still a member of the Eagles. But, for the most part, tampering is fairly common in the NFL and rarely punished.
Meanwhile, Rodgers hasn’t been shy about his issues with GM Brian Gutekunst. The QB wants Gutekunst fired and he’s even poked fun at him with friends, according to Bob McGinn of The Athletic. In group text threads, Rodgers has referred to the Packers exec as Jerry Krause – the late Bulls GM who may have prioritized his ego over the continued success of the team.
When the two sides were talking, the Packers offered to make Rodgers the highest-paid QB in the league, according to McGinn. Of course, those numbers don’t mean much in the NFL without guarantees to match, and= Rodgers wants the bulk of his money locked in.
Open up the text messages. Air the dirtier laundry. This season on Desperate Quarterback of the GB Shore.
This all boils down to BBC.
boo hoo
Smart move by Packers management, alienate the two biggest Rodgers suitors. This situation just keeps looking worse and worse for the Pack. Curious to see how this plays out.
I don’t really care myself but I think he will Be back as a Cheese head.
Smart move by Rodgers and his people to release these private group chats that involved other players who probably don’t want to get into the drama. It sure worked on Aaron Jones though..he left in FA…OH WAIT..he didn’t..
my beloved packers have fallen to this! gutekunst was only playing power game against rodgers from the moment he was hired.he wanted to prove himself supreme.
I don’t think it will play out at all. Neither team is really pursuing the matter since GB said he isn’t up for trade. Unless the Packers have evidence, nothing will be done. Both teams acquired new quarterbacks recently so it seems more like a rouse to deflect the fact they have mistreated Rodgers themselves. Rodgers is to blame as well as he isn’t one to rework deals to get better talent.
I saw a report that besides drafting Love, the Pack haven’t used a 1st round pick since drafting AR in the 1st! Is it that hard to figure out? You have a very good to great QB get him help!
Like Davonte Adams and Aaron Jones? He has help.
davonte and jones dont compare to the host of weapons teams are getting for their star qbs. look at brady with godwin evans rojo fournette gronk brown etc etc. two players, although both really good, arent going to cut it against the other high flying offenses in the league
Adams and Jones aren’t going to cut it? Packers were the number one offense in the league last year. Defense is where they need help.
Let’s compare:
Aaron Jones and Jamaal Williams outperformed Fournette and RoJo and it’s not even close (2200 yds from scrimmage to 1752).
Gronk had slightly better numbers than Tonyan (45rec/623yds 7TDs to 52rec/586yds 11TDs).
Top 3 WRs combined stats:
Adams/Lazard/MVS: 181rec/2515yds 27TDs
Evans/Godwin/Brown: 180rec/2329yds 24TDs
Anything else you want to discuss besides Grok, Brown and Fournette being more well known names than Tonyan, Lazard, MVS and J. Williams?
That’s a skewed comparison dude. How many of those yardage totals were by one individual player in your listed trio for the Packers? Adams accounted for by far most of those receiving stats, and Jones did the same for the rushing totals.
Adams: 1374 yards, 18 TDs
Jones: 1104 yards, 9 TDs
And Fournette joined midway through the year. Not to mention, Rodgers himself accounted for a lot of that production. He had an astounding year. He created a lot of offense just by himself, as he had to do because the supporting options are not as good as his leading ones. Unlike Tampa, the second, third, or fourth options just cannot touch the starters. THAT’s the issue. No matter how good your number one is, most of the time, a team can take one player away. If you have multiple options, they can’t. That’s what Rodgers wants, and what Brady and other QBs want. Brady got it.
You’re just categorically incorrect. It’s not as if the Bucs are the only team to compare to, anyway.
The bottom line is this: if your team needs players, you get them. The Packers spent 2019 acquiring one player who played at all for them, and that was A.J. Dillon, as a third string running back. The Bucs acquired Tom Brady, Antonio Brown, Rob Gronkowski, Tristan Wirfs, Leonard Fournette, and that’s JUST on offense. Effort, dude.
You think taking Dillon when you have a pending free agent rb is a bad move? You think taking a qb in the first is bad when you have this cry baby at the helm? To me it seems like the gm knows exactly what he’s doing and letting the biggest brat in the league make a stink about his job seems absolutely ridiculous. This article makes it seem gb at least tried with this guy, but what he’s asking for is silly. Also, why does everyone keep comparing Green Bay to Tampa bay, the living conditions alone bring more looks from free agents, no one wants to live in Wisconsin over winter, and they literally had a good chunk of the offense already in place with rojo(who started 95% of last season), Evan’s, and Godwin.
D Adams was drafted in the 2nd round & Jones was drafted in the 5th round. Can you read?
Does it really matter what round you get your “weapons” in? The fact remains that they have drafted him “weapons”. Top-3 WR easily and top-10 RB.
Besides that being my entire point, yeah. The ‘Hawks drafted a OL in the 6th this year, you think Russ isn’t watching that?
So the Packers front office gets docked for drafting high level offensive starters in later rounds just because they picked defensive players in the 1st round? Greg Jennings, Jordy Nelson, Randall Cobb, Jermichael Finley, Davonte Adams, Eddie Lacy, James Jones, Aaron Jones, Robert Tonyan, Jamaal Williams and MVS have all proved you can find quality skilled offensive players outside the 1st round.
This doesn’t include all the ones who they have drafted on day 2 which didn’t work out or are still looking to prove themselves (Sternberger, Richard Rodgers, Deguara, Dillon, Ty Montgomery and Alex Green).
If you include the four O-Lineman they drafted in the 1st or 2nd round and it shows the Packers have made an effort to surround him with weapons and protect him in the pocket.
Wiki shows 2 linemen taken in the 1st since Rodgers was drafted. Bulaga in ’10 & Sherrod in ’11. Who else?
link to en.wikipedia.org
When you have a Hall of Fame QB you give him every chance to win more; right?
I said the 1st and 2nd rounds which include Jason Spriggs and Elgton Jenkins.
And yes you do but what people fail to realize is the Packers offense has never been the issue. It’s always been the defense which gives up leads in the 4th quarter. And defense wi a championships. Just look at how Tampa Bay shut down the Packers and Chiefs last season.
In the NFC championship game, Tom Brady did his best to throw that game (3INTs/73.8 QB Rtg) but their defense stopped the Packers after both 4th quarter turnovers. That’s what sealed the game.
And again does it matter that’ll three of the Packers ProBowl o-lineman were drafted outside the first round (Jenkins – 2nd; Bakthiari – 4th; Linsley – 5th)?
It’s one thing to be good, it’s another to be the best.
If your team goes just almost far enough multiple times, but comes just short, do you sit there and cross your arms and say, “Nope, that’s all you get” or do you try to improve it? Teams who win don’t have this ego trip issue of “I’ve helped you enough,” they try to get better. Green Bay got lucky that their receiver picks back in the day outplayed their draft status (due, in large part, to having other elite receivers there to help and an elite QB to aid in development), but you can’t just keep relying on your later round picks to all be that good, especially since those days are long gone-as evidenced by the wideouts drafted after Adams.
You have to try to improve, and the Packers haven’t. Brady won the Super Bowl this past year because he went to a team who bought every contributory piece they could to help. It wasn’t because they thought Brady wasn’t any good-it’s because they wanted to maximize their chances as a team to win. The Packers have never done that, in free agency or in the draft.
Well said, thank you.
Brady also agreed to restructure his contract to afford those players, but that’s none of my business
How does a player restructure in the first year of his deal? We’re discussing the efforts made by the Bucs to increase their chances to win a championship. Again, the mentality-go all in to make your team better, instead of treating your players like spoiled children who can eat their vegetables or go to bed.
Ask Bakthiari because he just restructured the first year of his deal.
As much as I dislike the Pack, since drafting Rodgers, they have only gone 2 years without using a 1st 2008 and 2017. A majority of their 1st rounders have been defensive players
Get this guy a reality tv show on E or something. So much drama follows this diva.
Funny you say that when almost nothing from this entire situation is directly attributable to him. Even this current issue has zero quotes from Rodgers and is all about leaks, primarily from Packers management. It’s almost like they’re totally dysfunctional.
I agree. Its amazing watching both the Texans and GB screw up their star QB situation. Granted it, this was before Watson’s legal deals, but they botched that up way before that noise.
Rodgers could speak on this publicly at anytime and hasn’t yet. I’m a huge Rodgers fan but this is getting ridiculous.
Who exactly do you think is leaking all of this drama? If you think it is anyone other then Rodgers then I have a bridge to sell you. It’s a beautiful bridge, by the way.
Who do you think is leaking all of this?
NOTHING is attributable to Rodgers? Lmao. Like leaking that he wants the GM fired, might retire, his preferred options, etc.? It’s pretty clear why people don’t like him, including his family members. He better figure out his NFL situation, though, because he isn’t cut out to be the Jeopardy host.
Packers management leaked the text messages?
Fake news libpuckers
It would be idiocy to guarantee money on this guy at his age. Sorry, that’s just how it is.
Rogers calling someone else egotistical?!?! HILARIOUS!!
Yeah the cry baby show is past old… drama, drama, drama!
None of this is coming from Rodgers. You have Packers management spreading this tampering nonsense and then alleged texts with no proof that are ultimately meaningless (you’ve never complained about your boss to friends?).
League MVP wanting out of a clown car of a front office and so many of you can’t wait to trash him. I’ll never understand this deep hatred so many of you have towards players (rooted in jealousy). You’re ready to trash them at the drop of a hat.
People like to complain about players making a lot of money too, it’s the same old thing, Rodgers deserves more than literally only Jones and Adams, the lions bears and Vikings all have better depth at their skill positions and none of them are offensive juggernauts
That “clown car of a front office” put the team in the NFCCG by upgrading on defense. How much more help does the NFL’s statistical number 1 offense need? Rodgers got outclassed by Brady or they’re potentially hosting the Lombardi themselves.
Rodgers is the smartest man in the room, and he wants everyone to know it. Crushed that WR Jake Kumerow was cut right after Rodgers praised him? My goodness! It’s not like Kumerow has done anything since. Crushed that the team may a shocking move for the future of your position? Rodgers needs to chill a bit and realize he’s hired as a QB and not a personnel person. So sensitive!
There’s not a single Rodgers quote in this article, glutenkist is clearly the one who needs to chill, he’s not the best gm of all time for Green Bay, Rodgers is the best quarterback all time for them
Rodgers is a great QB and future HOFer but GB’s “best of all time” is relative. Bart Starr played in a completely different era and Brett Favre’s record with GB was very impressive too.
Yeah Favres interception record will never be touched, that’s for sure.
so the brewer fans booing Aaron are Viking fans?
Most late career HOF QB’s get some personnel input, look at Brady since joining Tampa. If not, they at least get a heads up from their org before they acquire the QB’s likely replacement. The Bears even had the respect to do it for Dalton.
The Bucc’s are the blueprint for how you a treat a veteran HOF QB. The Pack, are an example of how to run that legendary QB out of town.
Rockett I agree with your point so don’t take this as an “argument” but the two situations are different. Brady was a free agent who could sign with any team when he was granted “a say in personnel”. Had he not got it, he could have chose elsewhere to play. Rodgers however is under contract for the next 3 years. He could have negotiated that into his contract then or ran himself out of town when not getting input at that point. He did not. It isn’t as clear cut as an “apples to apples” comparison between the two. On a side note to everyone that posts about “no offensive picks” blah blah blah. The Packers have continually been in the top 10 or way higher in offense each year, it would seem that, and by watching the games, it has been the defense that has let down the team moving forward to a Super Bowl for quite some time. I would have thought it prudent to find defensive players in order to help Rodgers achieve more. All the garbage about “not picking offensive players in the first round” is just hyperbole. It all boils down to Rodgers hating and not handling the pick of Love well. Do I blame him? nah. No one likes to see their possible replacement hired. lol. However, he also had been showing decline the previous 3 years before last year, was getting old, and had been hurt for extended periods of time. Not having a succession plan is a cardinal sin in business, and the NFL as we always hear is a business. I thought it was a dumb pick. However, no matter what anyone says, and I’m sure I’ll hear a lot on here about it, it wasn’t an insane pick. At worst maybe they get a winning backup for a change if Rodgers goes out again. The only years the Pack missed the Playoffs outside of Rodgers first year as a starter, which they went 10-6, was when Rodgers went out injured. Their backups have sucked. So you get a guy for the next 5 years, covering back up for 2-4 of those years for Rodgers and then hopefully have a quality starter to replace Rodgers at what would have been his age 42/43 season. It wasn’t insane. It just wasn’t great. Especially if Rodgers gets his panties in a bunch over it. But I wasn’t privy to GM conversations, so it might have been completely different. lol.
BrendanBrewFan True, but even disregarding that Green Bay might have been able to avoid things getting this bad by just having the courtesy to keep Rodgers in the loop on their plans. They should’ve been more up front about this, he’s earned that by now.
I think Rodgers would’ve still been pissed, but some transparency may have softened the blow of them burning their 1st on a successor instead of surprising him with it. Packers were silly to play it quiet and expect him to be all smiles.
Like they did when they drafted Rodgers and all this same bs happened to Favre?
Vikes did the same with Cousins this year ironically for the same QB.
He such a diva he should have been a wide receiver.
They’ve tampered with Rodgers the past 10 years by never drafting offensive players in the 1st round… oh wait a QB.
Yeah to people on losing teams like this bum
You have to be kidding me AR…. #1… Jerry Krause construted teams that won 6 titles…. Gute has comstructed ZERO…. AND YOU are part of that…. #2… I’m guessing this means you also see yourself as Jordan… which… please man… you havent won a damn thing in over a decade. Shut up and play, or retire and rid yourself and ALL OF US of this stupidity and ridiculousness. You whine and cry….. then LOSE. Go back to want Charles Woodsen (via Al Davis) said… JUST WIN, BABY. Then it all goes away.
MVPs generally count as a”damn thing”, but I may be using the Latin definition.
Are the Packers going to file a grievance against Mother Nature? She tampered with Rodgers too.
Wasn’t it Rodgers’ camp who went public with his desire to be traded to San Fran and Denver (and Vegas)? If anything, the league should be penalizing Rodgers for inciting this whole debacle, which has led to a few teams understandably inquiring about Rodgers’ availability. Of course, penalizing Rodgers while he’s still a member of Green Bay’s organization would not be in the Packers’ best interest, so I don’t understand this move. Either appease the man or trade him, the ball’s in the front office’s court.
Talk about someone who has no idea what they are talking about. Rodgers has yet to go public and make an claims, himself to media. Only information that has been put in public is leaked info regarding his desire to not play for packers again. Rodgers has not confirmed or denied saying this. Sorry your front office is terrible and is going to piss off the one player that gives them a shot to win. Rodgers could retire in the end it if not delt and puts packers in worse situation that before
I agree with you trade him to the highest bidder and move on.
Packers have messed the thing all up internally. Now they throw rocks at the teams glad to have a guy that can change a team the minute he walks in the building? I’m not a Packers fan but you sure have to tip your hat to one of the top QBs this generation.
I understand being upset about the tampering, I guess, BUT…aren’t those the teams you are most likely going to be able to make a deal with?
It’s kind of like listing your house for sale but then reporting anyone who comes to see it for trespassing.
The first statement is why they won’t file charges. It’s an important part too, and not at all that hard to figure out. These are the teams that Green Bay is by far the most likely to deal with. If they decide to do it, filing tampering charges might make the deal more expensive. That’s what Florio and others who are writing about it haven’t noted.
Any story by Rob Demovsky is fiction.
Rise and Shine……It’s GROUNDHOG DAY! Packer-QB drama! Who saw that coming?
Packers should get a bidding war for Rodgers between San Francisco and Denver or any other team interested. Looking at what the Rams gave for Stafford a starting base. And use the picks for the future and money saved for free agent’s.
Lol at all these people claiming the Packers had a top offense. Would they still have a top 5 offense if Cousins was their QB1 instead of Rodgers? What about Cam Newton? Foles? See where I am going here? Without AR12 the pack are a below average team. Good luck going forward without him.
Plot twist: What if the Packers front office is where all the leaks are coming from? Maybe they want to paint Rodgers as the bad guy in all this and turn the fans against him? This way WHEN they trade him the team isn’t the villain at all, but instead the hero front office that had the balls to trade away a toxic player of his stature?!