Aaron Rodgers on desire to remain with Packers: 'Legacy is important to me'

Tom Brady's decision to leave the New England Patriots after 20 years and sign with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers sent shock waves around the NFL. Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers doesn't want his situation to be similar to Brady's.

Rodgers was interviewed on "The Pat McAfee Show" recently, and he explained that he's happy for his fellow QBs but has no desire to switch teams in the future.

"Of course, you look at what Tom's doing and still able to play at his age and play at a high level and obviously what Drew [Brees] has done and Phil [Rivers] getting an opportunity to keep rolling in Indy," Rodgers said according to ESPN's Rob Demovsky. "My thing is, legacy is really important," Rodgers continued. "Having an opportunity to do it all in Green Bay would mean a lot to me."

Rodgers' $134 million contract runs through the 2023 season, but the Packers have the option to move on from the 36-year-old QB beginning this year. However, it's unlikely they do that at this point, and Rodgers says he hopes they'll never have to.

"I'd like to make that decision easy for them," Rodgers told McAfee and former teammate A.J. Hawk. "The only way to do that is to keep playing at a high level and give them no choice but to keep bringing you back because you're the best option and give them the best chance to win. That's my goal.

"I've got four years left on my deal. I'd like to play four at a really, really high level, and if I feel like keep on keeping on from that point, to do it. I feel confident right now. I'm going to be 40 when the deal ends. I feel like I can keep going after that the way things have been going."

It certainly sounds like Rodgers has no desire to play for another team, but we've seen stranger things happen. There are no guarantees he's immune from being released or traded by Green Bay in the future, as we've seen with the likes of Brady and Rivers, not mention countless franchise quarterbacks before them.