After 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, Aaron Rodgers is officially a New York Jet.
With the Jets and Packers agreeing to terms for the deal on Monday and Rodgers scheduled to be introduced in New York on Wednesday, Rodgers used Tuesday to say his goodbyes.
In a lengthy, heartfelt Instagram post, Rodgers thanked his former teammates, coaches, front office executives, trainers and more. His words for Packer fans were especially touching, and he vowed that “this is not the end for us.”
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— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) April 25, 2023
While Rodgers has drawn plenty of criticism in recent years, especially for the way he’s handled this offseason, the reaction to his goodbye post seems to be overwhelmingly positive.
“Actually teared up reading this because he actually thanked people from other job positions within the organization, to the stadium workers who never get recognition they deserve,” one fan tweeted. “Might be a weirdo but he a good dude.”
“We’ll always love you,” wrote another. “Thanks for the memories. Thanks for being our QB. We’ll see you in the Packers ring of honor soon.”
Quite a few fans and media members noted that Rodgers specifically mentioned team president Mark Murphy and general manager Brian Gutenkunst in his post, despite the fact that Rodgers publicly butted heads with the front office several times in the past few years and the duo ultimately made the decision to trade him.
“I expected him to take a shot at Gutekunst in this but he didn’t,” Kyler Wurzer posted, “huge props to Rodgers, great post.”
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— Matt De Leon (@mattdeeicee) April 25, 2023
The end of the Rodgers era in Green Bay means the start of Jordan Love’s tenure as the Packers’ starting quarterback.
But Packers fans won’t soon forget Rodgers’ contributions to the franchise, and he made it clear that the fuzzy feelings are mutual.
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Publish Date:2023-04-26 08:03:01
