Adam Schefter shares the latest on Aaron Rodgers, Packers relationship

One of the biggest dominos of this NFL offseason will involve Aaron Rodgers’ status with the Green Bay Packers. Regardless of how it falls, it will have massive ramifications within their division, their conference, and the league overall.

Per the latest from Adam Schefter on The Pat McAfee Show, it does sound very realistic that Rodgers won’t be back on Lambeau Field next season. However, he says it’s less likely through retirement and more so that he and the franchise decide that it’s time to part ways via trade, specifically to a location in the AFC.

“I do think that the idea of this trade is a real possibility,” said Schefter. “We don’t know how the Rodgers situation is going to play out. “All I can say is there are enough people who think that it’s a real possibility that he’s going to be traded this offseason. There are people who do think that that’s going to happen now.”

“For all we know, the two sides are gonna sit down and they’re gonna figure out something. And they’re going to discuss a way for both sides to move forward together and he stays in Green Bay. That’s possible,” Schefter said. “But it’s also possible that they sit down, have the talk, both sides are open and honest with each other. And (then) both sides decide, ‘You know what? There’s a window here to make a trade happen with the way the contract is structured. It would take place this year, and this would be the time for everybody, for as much respect as both sides have, to move on now.’”

“I believe, and there are reasons I believe, that it would make the most sense for them to trade him (to) the AFC,” added Schefter. “That would be the more likely path if that’s what both sides decide. And I still believe that.”

Rodgers just turned 39 and completed his 18th season in the NFL. He’s coming off a ‘down’ year after winning the MVP award in each of the last two seasons. The Packers also finished under .500 and without double-digit wins for the first time since 2018.

No one is going to know what Rodgers is going to do until he does it. That’s just the person he is at this point in his life and career. Still, Schefter, along with everybody else, is just reading the writing that appears to be on the wall. He may very well return to Green Bay for a 19th season but, based on this update, it seems many are expecting a breakup that either sends Rodgers to a new team or riding off into the sunset.