As things currently stand, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the runaway favorite to win his second consecutive NFL MVP award. Based purely on the statistics, Rodgers has been far and away the best offensive player in football. But that doesn't mean he's going to be a unanimous choice for MVP. In fact, one Chicago sportscaster/analyst Hub Arkush has revealed his MVP vote won't go towards Rodgers, and offered an explanation as to why via 670 The Score.

While this could certainly be an act of bitterness from Markush, the Bears writer has come forward and claimed he is already certain he won't be voting for Rodgers. Markush believes Rodgers' antics hurt his team during the offseason, forcing them to get dragged alongside the excessive trade rumors. While nothing ever materialized on that front, Markush thinks the situation was damaging to the Packers as a whole.

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Rodgers' actions were so damaging that the Packers managed to clinch the NFC North with an excellent 13-3 record. Clearly, this is a team that hasn't recovered from the offseason's rumors.

In addition to his offseason antics, Markush cited the fact that he doesn't believe Rodgers is a good person when taking into account his eligibility for MVP. I'm not sure where in the guidelines for MVP it states that you have to be an upstanding citizen, but clearly Markush thinks too lowly of Rodgers to honor him with such a prestigious award.

Rodgers certainly had a controversial season amid the toe injury and the COVID-19 vaccination saga, but at the end of the day, whether or not you agree with Rodgers' beliefs shouldn't weigh into the MVP conversation. One thing is clear, however, and that is that rivalries can absolutely come into play during MVP voting, and it may just hurt Rodgers' chances at going back-to-back.