Aaron Rodgers has demonstrated what critics thought of the Green Bay Packers ’2020 NFL draft decisions.
Rodgers did a season-caliber MVP and is about to play his fifth NFC championship game. In other words, he’s far from washed out and willing to hand over the reins to rookie quarterback Jordan Love.
When the Packers drafted Love in the first round in April, Rodgers frankly admitted that he understood he wanted to start a clock at the end of his time in Green Bay and that he might have to end his career elsewhere if he wanted to play. beyond a certain age.
Now? At the future 37-year-old Hall of Fame he is asked about the feeling of urgency, as it is unknown how many more chances he will have on the verge of winning a second Super Bowl ring. Drew Brees is expected to retire from the New Orleans Saints and only won one Super Bowl in a 20-year career that will leave him as the all-time NFL leader in passing gardens.
“My future is a beautiful mystery, I think,” Rodgers said. “The present is a gift to be able to stay in the moment and be thankful to be back in this situation, to be with the guys and have fans in our stadium and maybe snow in an NFC championship game. I’m sure I’ll enjoy these moments and I will not worry about what happens at the top ”.
Rodgers led the Packers to a Super Bowl victory at the end of the 2010 season, but has been 0-3 in the NFC championship since then, including a loss last season against the San Francisco 49ers. All three were on the road. This time, the Packers are light favorites at home, but six-time Super Bowl champion Tom Brady leads the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to the other side.
“A lot of people didn’t think we’d come back here after last season,” Rodgers said. “Last year we got a lot of interesting comments about us being the worst 13-3 team people had ever seen. It’s not the same kind of feedback. [year]. Viouslybviament, we click much better on attack. I’m very grateful to be back here, grateful for the opportunity to play. “
It sounds a bit Zen, but Rodgers has had that same approach since the open draft.
“I always try to stay present, especially this year, and enjoy the moments,” Rodgers said Wednesday. “I hope there are more opportunities, but I don’t know. I mean, really not. These things are out of my control. “