Reigning MVP Aaron Rodgers is so disgruntled with the Green Bay Packers that he has informed some throughout the group that he doesn’t wish to return to the group, league and group sources informed ESPN on Thursday.
The Packers are conscious of his emotions, involved about them and have had group president Mark Murphy, common supervisor Brian Gutekunst and head coach Matt LaFleur every fly out on separate journeys to satisfy with Rodgers at numerous factors this offseason, sources informed ESPN.
“As we have acknowledged because the season ended, we’re dedicated to Aaron in 2021 and past,” Gutekunst informed ESPN. “Aaron has been an important a part of our success and we stay up for competing for one more championship with him main our group.”
Rodgers has not budged this offseason, however neither have the Packers, who’ve made it recognized they don’t seem to be concerned with buying and selling Rodgers wherever.
The San Francisco 49ers known as the Packers on Wednesday night time, a supply informed ESPN, and the Los Angeles Rams inquired about Rodgers in January earlier than they traded for Matthew Stafford.
The Packers rapidly dismissed the Rams’ overtures, the supply stated.
The Packers have supplied to increase Rodgers’ contract, sources informed ESPN.
Rodgers is sad for quite a lot of causes, with a few of it relationship again to final 12 months’s draft when the Packers did not inform him earlier than buying and selling as much as draft a quarterback with their first-round choose. Some took this as an indication that his days in Inexperienced Bay might he numbered.
He is also at a special level in his private life, having just lately gotten engaged to actress Shailene Woodley. Rodgers additionally has hosted “Jeopardy!” and stated it could be a dream to turn into the full-time host. He might play soccer and in addition host “Jeopardy!”
Rodgers has made cryptic feedback about his future in Inexperienced Bay, however he has informed others that he doesn’t wish to return.
On draft night time, the Packers’ greatest situation is not who they land, however whether or not they can preserve the three-time NFL MVP.
Rodgers’ contract contained a $6.eight million roster bonus due in March. It might have been transformed right into a signing bonus that will have freed up greater than $four.5 million in salary-cap house for this season however as a substitute it “vested as scheduled,” a supply informed ESPN on the time. It is listed as an computerized conversion in Rodgers’ contract, however even that needs to be signed off on by each events. It isn’t recognized if the Packers tried to transform and Rodgers refused to log out on it, or if they didn’t try a conversion.
ESPN’s Rob Demovsky contributed to this report.