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Mike McCarthy coached Aaron Rodgers for 13 years for the Green Bay Packers, with 11 of those years coming with Rodgers as the full-time starter at quarterback. But McCarthy was not there when the Packers drafted Rodgers back in 2005. He became the head coach of Green Bay a year later. Where was he before […]

The very beginning of Aaron Rodgers’ time in the NFL spotlight hardly portended greatness. The University of California quarterback, a potential No. 1 overall pick, waited in the green room for over four hours after the nearby San Francisco 49ers selected Utah’s Alex Smith first overall in the 2005 draft, beginning a stunning slide that […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has come under harsh criticism over the last couple of seasons, with fans and the media questioning his leadership abilities. Rodgers’ shaky relationship with former Packers head coach Mike McCarthy was a much-discussed subject, and many feel that Rodgers had quite a bit to do with McCarthy’s dismissal after […]

The apparent feud between Aaron Rodgers and Mike McCarthy was deeper than originally thought. The Green Bay Packers needed to make a change with the tension building and they decided to fire McCarthy last season. According to Tyler Dunne, a source told him that Rodgers didn’t think McCarthy had a “high football IQ.” Here’s the […]

The Green Bay Packers have missed the playoffs for the past two seasons and while the talent is there, something was clearly off this past season. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers was hurt in 2017, but 2018 just seemed off altogether. Former head coach Mike McCarthy was fired and now the team is doing everything they can […]

The Green Bay Packers made some significant changes to their coaching staff this offseason with the release of head coach Mike McCarthy. It seems Rodgers could never forget McCarthy’s high opinion on Smith from when they were both coming out of college. McCarthy was not shy about expressing Smith’s status as the best quarterback in […]

There has been a lot made of Aaron Rodgers and his relationship with Mike McCarthy and the Green Bay Packers front office and the latest article by Tyler Dunne of Bleacher Report gives a better glimpse on how much pull Rodgers now has with the organization. One of the most interesting paragraphs in the article […]

Mike McCarthy has finally broken his silence. The longtime Green Bay Packers coach was fired late last season, and he’s remained mostly silent on his departure ever since. Until now. McCarthy sat down for a recent interview with Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com and dished on a variety of topics. McCarthy was already making waves last […]

Former Green Bay Packers wide receiver Jordy Nelson decided to hang up his cleats up after being let go by the Oakland Raiders last month. But he knows if Aaron Rodgers calls and asks him to come back, it’s going to be hard for him to say no. Nelson was making an appearance Wednesday on […]

Green Bay Packers coach Matt LaFleur has met Aaron Rodgers before, but it was when he wasn’t the head coach of the team, and he is ready to meet him for the second time and get ready for the upcoming season. The Packers’ head coach was recently on “The Adam Schefter Podcast” and talked about the […]

Perhaps critics of Aaron Rodgers’ performance this past season were exaggerating a bit. According to Mike Clay of ESPN, Rodgers, who threw just two interceptions in 2018, is the only quarterback in NFL history to throw at least 450 passes with fewer than four picks in a single season. Overall, the Green Bay Packers signal-caller […]

Wide receiver Randall Cobb signed with the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday, marking the end of his eight-year tenure with the Green Bay Packers. On Wednesday, Packers quarterback took to Instagram to express his thoughts on Cobb’s departure. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvNynbBBEKk/ Cobb is coming off of a 2018 campaign in which he played in just nine games due […]

After a disappointing 6-9-1 finish to the 2018 season, the Green Bay Packers are gearing up for busy offseason as they attempt to bolster the roster in order to maximize the rest of Aaron Rodgers’ time with the team. Rodgers will turn 36 in December and has struggled with injuries for the past two years, […]

The Green Bay Packers are coming off a disappointing season, finishing third in the NFC North with a 6-9-1 record. Although Aaron Rodgers and Davante Adams were on the same page throughout the season, their offense and defense as a whole struggled. But with players of their caliber, the Packers will always have a good […]

With the 2018-2019 season coming to an end at the beginning of February, everyone’s focus has shifted to the offseason. Some teams have had a head start on beginning the outlook of their respective offseasons. The Green Bay Packers are one of the teams who failed to reach the playoffs—thus giving them extra time to […]

Another year, another disappointing finish for the Green Bay Packers. The Cheeseheads will have to wait another season to see if quarterback Aaron Rodgers can lead the Packers back to the Promised Land. However, the truth is Packers have been missing a key piece of the puzzle for a long time. The running back position […]

The relationship between Mike McCarthy and Aaron Rodgers, it’s safe to say, had run its course when the Green Bay Packers finally made the decision to cut ties with their longtime coach last season. One of Rodgers’ teammates, though, never saw anything to suggest reports of tension between McCarthy and Green Bay’s superstar signal-caller. During […]

Matt LaFleur has only been head coach of the Green Bay Packers for a month, but he can already tell how serious Aaron Rodgers is about his putting some finishing touches on what has been a brilliant NFL career. “I know this: When I talk to him, the guy wants to win,” LaFleur said during […]

The Green Bay Packers are heading into a transitional year. The team finally fired long-time coach Mike McCarthy midway through that season as the team was in a downward spiral. His relationship with Aaron Rodgers had become damaged beyond repair, and the team decided to pull the plug. To spice things up, they hired 39-year-old […]

Green Bay Packers running back Aaron Jones isn’t too concerned with Aaron Rodgers’ ability to work effectively with new head coach Matt LaFleur. The Packers are hoping for a quick turnaround in LaFleur’s first season on the job, and with Rodgers under center, there’s plenty of optimism that the new staff will be able to […]

This offseason has already featured a lot of former Green Bay Packers players taking shots at Aaron Rodgers, and Jordy Nelson isn’t quite sure why. Nelson and Rodgers had a lot of success together, and in an interview with ESPN Wisconsin earlier this week, Nelson said he thinks the big reason people take shots at Rodgers […]

Aaron Rodgers is a fantastic talent who remains a top quarterback at the age of 35. With quarterbacks like Drew Brees and Tom Brady playing into their 40s, there is plenty of time left for Rodgers in the league. However, there is some speculation the Green Bay Packers should look for a quarterback to address […]

The Green Bay Packers fell vastly short of expectations in the 2018 NFL season. However, it appears quarterback Aaron Rodgers was still the best the NFC North had to offer. Rodgers did not have much to hang his hat on this season outside of his individual numbers. According to Pro Football Focus, he was still […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers cannot be a man unto himself — he needs to have a formidable team behind him. A quarterback cannot carry a team by himself, and Rodgers is no exception. No one knows this better than new Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, and that’s why he and Brian Gutekunst are […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers had played for Mike McCarthy since coming into the league, so learning a new offense will be something new. However, offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett has made it clear it won’t be a start over for the future Hall of Fame quarterback. Hackett said it’s going to be about building […]

This past season was a tough one for Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers. They went 6-9-1 and finished third overall in the NFC North. Their offense was mediocre and their defense was just terrible. They averaged 23.5 points per game, which ranked only 14th overall in the league. For an offense led by […]

The Green Bay Packers are currently headed toward the beginning of a new era, with first-year head coach Matt LeFleur gearing up to lead the NFC North franchise going forward. As a result of the coaching turnover in Green Bay, franchise quarterback Aaron Rodgers has sometimes been looked at as the scapegoat for former Packers […]

The Green Bay Packers offense officially came to a stall in 2018, and it’ll be up to incoming coach Matt LaFleur and his offensive stance to change that. Luckily for the Packers, LaFleur says he plans on approaching it from a variety of angles. During today’s formal introduction of the coaching staff via Pro Football […]

David Bakhtiari is one of the most important largely-anonymous players in the NFL. As the Green Bay Packers’ entrenched starter at left tackle, he has the job of protecting the blindside of superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers. And while casual fans may not know of the six-year pro, Rodgers’ glowing assessment of his performance over the […]

Aaron Rodgers certainly didn’t play like an NFL MVP this past season, but that doesn’t mean No. 12 can’t get back to form in 2019. Frankly, that should be the expectation around the NFL and it’s certainly an expectation in Green Bay. Rodgers, who turned 35 this past season, doesn’t have a huge window left […]

Todd Gurley seemed to speak for all NFL players in 2017, when the Los Angeles Rams star lamented the fact his team was playing a regular-season game in London. Not only does travel time serve as a major nuisance for teams playing across the pond, but so does the playing environment, one completely unlike any […]

The Green Bay Packers are embarking on a new era. After firing their head coach Mike McCarthy just four weeks into the season, the team decided to hire someone new. Something fresh. Someone intuitive. They brought in Matt LaFleur from the Sean McVay coaching tree. Last season he was hired by the Tennesse Titans to […]

Future Hall-of-Fame defensive end Julius Peppers announced his retirement on February 1st. Most known for his days with the Carolina Panthers, the team with which he began his career in 2002 and ended it last season, Peppers also leaves a lasting legacy with the Chicago Bears and Green Bay Packers, where he got along well […]

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has done a lot in the NFL. He has won a Super Bowl. He has won a pair of MVPs. He has led the league in passing touchdowns. One thing he has not done, however, is play a game in London. Oddly enough, the Packers, in spite of their […]

A lot of people around the Green Bay Packers organization are excited about the hiring of Matt LaFleur as the teams next head but former tight end Jermichael Finley thinks that LaFleur might have some of the same issues that Mike McCarthy had while dealing with Aaron Rodgers. Finley was recently on the Bill Michaels Sports Talk […]

The times are finally a changin’ for the Green Bay Packers, and Aaron Rodgers seems excited about the ups and downs that will inevitably come along. The future Hall-of-Fame quarterback sat down with NFL Network at Saturday night’s NFL Honors ceremony, discussing his long-time team’s coaching changes and how he feels physically after an injury-riddled last […]

Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers spent most of the 2018 NFL season trying to heal from a knee injury but says now that he feels much better as the team enters its offseason. After suffering a nearly catastrophic injury in the first game of their 2018 season, Rodgers did enough to lead the […]

The Green Bay Packers made headlines with the hiring of new head coach Matt LaFleur, and it seems Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan approves of the move. Ryan is certainly familiar with what LaFleur brings to the table. He said during an appearance on The ThomaHawk Show that he is confident that he and Rodgers […]

It’s never a good thing for opposing NFL defenses when Aaron Rodgers is able to perform at full capacity throughout the course of a season for the Green Bay Packers, but it’s likely that’s what we’ll see again in 2019. In an interview with NFL Network, prior to Saturday night’s NFL Honors in Atlanta, the […]