Beat Writer Questions Whether Aaron Rodgers Is Motivated By Legacy: ‘Gotten Stained’

Aaron Rodgers doesn’t do a lot to ingratiate himself to others, and that hardly appears accidentally, or reasonably, undesired. At the very least from the surface, it doesn’t seem he cares a lot about how folks understand him. Then once more, he licensed documentaries and biographies about himself aimed toward (de)mystifying the (to him) misunderstood vagaries of a persona.

Whereas he’s indisputably one of many biggest gamers of his era, he’s additionally not that participant. Few who lose their stature on prime are keen to acknowledge it for a very long time, although. I presume Rodgers nonetheless believes he’s close to the highest of the league, and even perhaps needs to show it.

However his actions don’t counsel that, and it leads folks to query the place his priorities are. Athletes are a breed, significantly among the many elite, who are inclined to concern themselves with legacy. However is Aaron Rodgers somebody who’s seeking to safe a legacy?

“You would think if cared about his legacy—it’s kind of gotten stained”, Chris Adamski mentioned of Rodgers on the #1 Cochran Sports Showdown. “He seems a lot less popular amongst the fans that he was maybe four, five years ago. And the last three years he had, between being injured, between the Jets stinking, between having two bad statistical years, his last one with the Packers and the last one with the Jets. If that motivated him at all, you’d think he’d want to go out and have one good year with a roster you could talk yourself into at least being [playoff-worthy]”.

Rodgers took a gathering with the Steelers a while in the past, and there stays a standing contract supply. For no matter motive, undisclosed, he has but to signal that deal. Whereas the broad consensus is that he’ll signal, maybe by minicamp, nothing is official till he does. Just lately, he appeared to drop a touch that he plans to signal with the Steelers, however that’s it.

Throughout his prolonged assembly with the Steelers, Aaron Rodgers appeared to have a rapport with the group. Even with OC Arthur Smith. But there are options that he would reasonably run his personal offense, and that it would trigger friction. In fact, the whole lot at this level is nothing greater than a report, hardly reality.

However whether or not he needs to run his personal performs or Smith’s, Aaron Rodgers’ absence doesn’t assist him. Not on the sphere, nor off of it, the place it seems that he’s not motivated to provide his all to this season. And if he does play and has a poor season, his lack of dedication throughout the offseason will solely look all the more serious.

One other all-time nice, Tom Brady, had a whimper of a denouement to his profession. Amid private disaster, going by way of the breakup of his marriage, he didn’t appear to be his traditional self. Thankfully, he has seven Tremendous Bowl rings with which to console himself. Aaron Rodgers has one, and he isn’t even exhibiting as much as signal a contract, not to mention to observe.