It only took nearly a decade, but Aaron Rodgers now understands Brett Favre's point of view following the 2005 NFL Draft.

It's no secret the Green Bay Packers legendary quarterback from the south had on plans of mentoring the newer legendary quarterback from the west upon his first-round selection in 2005. Now, Favre explains that Rodgers understands his actions all these years later, via Aaron Nagler of USA Today.

“We talked about that,” said Favre, referencing the not-mentoring-Rodgers quote. “He said, ‘I get it now. I get what you were saying, or how you carried yourself.’”

This was based on Favre's words about “not-mentoring” as a clause in his contract.

“My contract doesn’t say I have to get Aaron Rodgers ready to play. Now hopefully he watches me and gets something from that.”

Favre was 36-years-old when the Packers decided to take advantage of the gift that was Aaron Rodgers in the No. 22 hole of the draft. Rodgers is now 34, about the same age while entering some of the same conversations every older quarterback (other than Tom Brady) is always faced with towards the tail-end of a career.

Make no mistake about it, Rodgers is still a stud. Despite his injury-riddled 2017 season, nobody expects the man to fall out of the prestigious top-two at the position in 2018.

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Still, Favre knows the end is tough to gracefully navigate through.

“You see a lot of guys come and go. You look around and I’m the last man standing,” Favre said. “Very few guys get to experience that because of the longevity standpoint.”

We also found out Rodgers is a tough man to get a hold of.

“I told Aaron, if I do anything, I’m going to get you a phone that works,” Favre said. “That guy may be the worst at returning messages.”

Aaron Rodgers is preparing for his 14th season in Green Bay, 11th as starting quarterback.