Aaron Rodgers says he communicated with Jordan Love while contemplating future

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is back with the team leading up to the start of the 2021 NFL season after an offseason filled with drama.

The reigning NFL MVP remained away from Packers’ offseason activities while contemplating his future with the team. At one point during the spring, reports broke that Rodgers requested a trade from the Packers. He was unhappy about the direction of the organization and the selection of Jordan Love in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

In talking about his mentality during this time, Rodgers surprisingly noted that he kept Love in the loop and remained in contact with the young quarterback.

“I reached out a number of times to check on him and see how he’s doing. I didn’t hold things from him. I let him know where I was at mentally and what I was thinking about, and hopefully he appreciated that,” Aaron Rodgers told ESPN’s Rob Demovsky. “I just felt that’s what I would want in that situation, just to hear from the guy. And also, there’s a love and an appreciation and a friendship there, just like it was with me and Brett (Favre). So I wanted to make sure I checked in with him and let him know I was thinking about him.”