Aaron Rodgers is on the move after 18 years with the Green Bay Packers.
The Packers and New York Jets eventually agreed to a trade that also saw multiple draft picks traded, according to multiple reports. The Packers reportedly received 2023 first-, second- and sixth-round picks, as well as a conditional 2024 second-round pick.
Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst explained how important the compensation was to the franchise as they begin to look to the future and build around Jordan Love.
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February 28, 2023; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst during the NFL combine at the Indiana Convention Center. (Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports)
«Moving forward with compensation in this year’s draft was important to us,» Gutekunst said Monday, via ESPN.
The general manager is now tasked with rebuilding the franchise after suffering its first losing season since 2018 and three straight NFC North titles from 2019 to 2021. Not to mention, Green Bay sent Davante Adams to the Los Vegas Raiders before the last season. and went from 10th in points scored and yards gained to 14th in points scored and 17th in yards gained.
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November 21, 2021; Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) in action against the Minnesota Vikings at US Bank Stadium. (Jeffrey Becker-USA TODAY Sports)
«That’s part of the job, right?» he said about building a contender, via The Athletic. «Absolutely. That’s part of the job. Obviously, Aaron was entering a point in his career where he was going to finish, and we had to be prepared for the future and be ready to try to move forward.»
«Yeah, that’s part of the National Football League. Great players will come and go. You have to be prepared to add good football players to your roster, so you can keep winning. This is the National Football League «.
Gutekunst seemed to agree when asked if those two moves were risky.
«There is risk in the National Football League,» he said. «I mean, we were 8-9 last year, so we’re trying to get better. You know what I mean? I think that’s important.»
Rodgers won back-to-back MVPs in 2020 and 2021. He has won the award four times.
Even with depleted offense in 2022 and battling injuries, Rodgers had 3,695 passing yards and 26 touchdown passes. He had 12 interceptions on the year, only the third time he’s reached the double-digit mark in that category.
December 12, 2021; Green Bay, Wisconsin, United States; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) celebrates as he walks off the field after the game against the Chicago Bears at Lambeau Field. (Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports)
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Rodgers can now throw the pill at Allen Lazard and 2022 Offensive Rookie of the Year Garrett Wilson.