Green Bay Packers president: 'We want Aaron to come back'
The Green Bay Packers are looking at their first real offseason of uncertainty at quarterback since handing the keys to the offense over to Aaron Rodgers back in 2008. That season, Green Bay took control of their destiny at quarterback by trading Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, sending him to the New York Jets. However, this offseason is different, and Rodgers appears to be the one pushing for a split between the two. But how does the Packers front office feel about Rodgers, and are they ready to go in a new direction?
On Saturday, team president and CEO Mark Murphy addressed the issues head-on. Murphy took on the task of leveling out the expectations of Rodgers’s future in Green Bay in his monthly column on the Packers’ website.
“We are significantly over the salary cap for next year, and will have to make many difficult decisions in order to get under the cap,” Murphy wrote. “A key factor will be whether Aaron Rodgers comes back for the 2022 season. Matt [LaFleur], Brian [Gutekunst], executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball and I are all in agreement that we want Aaron to come back. He is likely to win his fourth league MVP, is the unquestioned leader of our team and is still playing at a high level at 38.”
Packers make another staff move
The Green Bay Packers are promoting John Dunn to their tight ends coach, the team announced on Saturday afternoon. The franchise also announced that Maurice Drayton will not return as Green Bay’s special teams coordinator next season. There were reports that Drayton would be fired as early as Feb. 1, but the team didn’t make it official until this afternoon.
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Dunn is entering his sixth NFL season and second with Green Bay. He played college football at North Carolina (2001-2003) and started his coaching career at his alma mater as well. He worked as a senior analyst with Green Bay last season.
The Packers were bounced by the San Francisco 49ers 13-10 in the second round of the 2022 NFL Playoffs, and a big part of that was due their horrendous play on special teams.
On the final play of the game, the Packers only lined up 10 men on the field when San Francisco lined up to drill the game-winning kick.