Aaron Rodgers issues response to Terry Bradshaw

Aaron Rodgers is addressing the elephant in the room now that he is kicking off training camp with the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The four-time NFL MVP Rodgers was interviewed by NFL Network at team training camp on Saturday. During the interview, Rodgers got asked about retired Steelers legend Terry Bradshaw’s harsh criticisms of him.

Before Rodgers formally signed with Pittsburgh last month, Bradshaw made some savage comments about the possibility of the move. Bradshaw said that Rodgers should “stay in California” and “go somewhere and chew on bark and whisper to the gods out there” (read Bradshaw’s full comments here).

Rodgers responded on Saturday and did his best to take the high road and show deference to Bradshaw.

“Well, I whisper to the gods every single day,” Rodgers said. “I’ve known Terry for a long time, being a part of FOX. Terry’s a legend. He’s an absolute legend, won four Super Bowls. He’s had a legendary career in the media. But Terry, like a lot of people, doesn’t know me. He’s got an idea of what he thinks about me … I feel like if he gave me a chance to get to know him, then we’d have a good friendship.”

“I’d love to get to know Terry on a deeper level,” added Rodgers. “I feel like if he gave me a chance to get to know him, we’d have a great friendship. For me, I have nothing but the utmost amount of respect and deference for what the greats have done. Because they laid the foundation for us to be able to play in this great game.

“We’re standing on the backs of those guys,” Rodgers continued. “It’s because of how they played and how they carried themselves that we’re able to have this opportunity to still play this great game, to get paid really well, to set ourselves up for our future. So I’d love to get to know Terry on a deeper level if he’s open to it. And maybe we can go chew some bark or whatever the hell he’s talking about together.”

Here is the full clip of Rodgers’ remarks.