<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">If the choice is trade Aaron Rodgers or let him retire, the Packers&#39; front office may prefer the latter. Here&#39;s a look at the various factors that could make it better for CEO Mark Murphy if Rodgers calls it a career -- and pays back $29.8 million. <a href="https://t.co/r3iphHiWLk">https://t.co/r3iphHiWLk</a></p>&mdash; ProFootballTalk (@ProFootballTalk) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProFootballTalk/status/1390310310427439104?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

Sitting out isn’t an empty threat though.. he could very well sit out this year, come back for his last year and then leave forcing Green Bay to have to play a year without him just to watch him come back for the 2023 season and then leave at age 40 like Brady.

Sitting out could very much disrupt Green Bay’s plans. He already has a ton of money, and Green Bay could move on from him after this next year and save 22 million.. so he does have leverage it’s really about if he’s serious about giving up a years salary.

It really comes down to whose more comfortable and I think Aaron Rodgers while it would be uncomfortable would be more comfortable sitting out a year and watching the flames burn down Green Bay, than the front office would like to admit.

I think you hit the nail on the head. Even if Watson winds up missing a significant portion of the 2021 season, he could still be a great QB for the next decade.

I have to think Watson could be acquired for a lot less right now because of the sexual assault allegations, and his upside is so high for so long.

I think any Chiefs fan would HATE to see Deshaun Watson in Denver. I know I would.

"MY OPINION is that there's a 0% chance he retires"

Btw, do you think Adam schefter and Ian Rapaport of all people just made that shit up?

All of this ignores the fact that he’s 38 years old and doesn’t have much time left to begin with. Just because Brady can play well into his 40’s doesn’t make it the new norm by any means. He would be wasting very precious time and possibly missing out on potentially a last chance at a SB.

The article I posted form PFT says it best. The Packers might be better off with him retiring than trading him. Then you don’t have the risk of him making you look stupid and like the bad guy like Brady just did. Not to even mention the financial stuff. If you trade him and he goes on to win a SB, the chances of you “winning” that trade are pretty much 0%.

Yea his opinion after speaking to Rodgers personally. Of course he’s not going to come out and say “Rodgers said ______” out of respect for him. He’s clearly the messenger though. And Kuhn had similar things to say as well after talking to him personally.

Schefter isn’t above clickbait and stirring the pot. It’s what all journalists do nowadays.

You also risk not leveraging a valuable asset to help rebuild the franchise.

Yea assuming they’d get equal value in the first place.

But that’s almost impossible when whoever you trade him to becomes a contender and you’re likely looking at late 1st round picks.

A couple of late 1st round picks and a guy like Jeudy isn’t going to make you look like a winner if Rodgers goes on the win a SB like Brady just did. No chance. Nobody wants to trade an MVP unless they get a ridiculous haul. That’s almost impossible given the timing if they were to do it now. The time to make a trade is before the draft, not after.

I assumed Staylor was going full reerun.

Thanks for confirming.

Yea it s going “full reerun” to take the word of somebody who is close with Rodgers and has actually spoken to him personally about the matter.

Not to mention he isn’t even the only friend of Rodgers who has spoken to him personally about the situation and said similar things.

****ing moron.

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">We have Adam on now. He said this was not a breaking report, but an &quot;accumulation of information&quot;.<br>He added Aaron Rodgers/Rodgers&#39; camp was NOT the source of this story.<br>He told us he chose to post this on draft day, but it&#39;s based on info since the season ended to draft day. <a href="https://t.co/urKJpWtrEN">https://t.co/urKJpWtrEN</a></p>&mdash; Paul Pabst (@PaulPabst) <a href="https://twitter.com/PaulPabst/status/1390315537662685188?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">May 6, 2021</a></blockquote> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

But yea let’s listen to him as opposed to Rodger’s friends who have spoken to him about it.

How exactly does that help your case? Because Schefter won't out his source?

Because it’s pretty obvious given the timing and what Rodger’s friends that have spoken to him have said that this was your typical clickbait story.

I can’t believe that it’s 2021 and people still don’t understand how the media works.

There’s a difference between Schefter literally reporting breaking news and reporting speculation/rumors.

If you don’t understand this, go back and look at what he said about Mac Jones being the 49ers guy.

Why don't you go mock a deceased member's thread again and alleviate us of your "great negotiating knowledge", BRAH....