Bay of digs puts Aaron in a class of his own

DESPITE all the excitement surrounding last week’s NFL Draft, the biggest drama of the night came a few hours before it even started.

Reports began to circulate that reigning league MVP, Aaron Rodgers (above), had finally had enough of the Green Bay Packers and didn’t want to return to Lambeau Field next season.

Rodgers being unhappy in Green Bay is nothing new.

In recent years, he has publicly ridiculed his teammates and forced the sacking of his head coach.

Not to mention consistently undermining his franchise’s management through various cryptic interviews.

Despite his team-mates, the coaching staff, head coach and general manager all changing in the last four years, his unhappiness still somehow remains.

I am a firm believer that if you want to talk the talk, you first have to walk the walk.

Rodgers has undoubtably earned the right to say his piece because his work ethic and on-field excellence are beyond reproach.

However, while you can earn the right to say your piece, how you say it is often very telling about your character.

And the timing of this most recent outburst is highly significant.

The general belief is that Rodgers was trying to influence the Packers’ firstround draft pick.

Since 2011 when the Packers last won the Super Bowl, they have infamously only selected one offensive player in the first round. Rodgers is said to have grown very frustrated with this.

That single offensive pick, ironically, was last year when the Packers spent their coveted first-round pick on Rodgers’ presumed replacement – quarterback Jordan Love.

A move which apparently sent Rodgers apoplectic.

Since 2015, the Packers have been in four NFC Championship games, losing the lot.

They put up over 22 points on average in each game but conceded an average of 35 on defence. Making the offence stronger, while a priority for Rodgers, was never a priority for his team.

Rodgers is a generational talent and his CV deserves to boast more than just one Super Bowl win but the idea that the Packers haven’t supported him is a fallacy.

The Packers have built the league’s No.1 offences around Rodgers – with a top wide receiver, a decent tight end, an elite running back and one of the best offensive lines.

He is also spectacularly well paid, with his four-year contract netting him the little matter of $134million.

I imagine that Rodgers has looked at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who took on Tom Brady in the twilight years of his career and danced to his tune in the process.

They signed every player Brady wanted and went from NFL obscurity to Super Bowl champions in just one season.

The difference, though, is there are countless examples of Brady sacrificing his own interest in order for his team to succeed.

Whereas Rodgers, arguably the more talented quarterback, is starting to show he isn’t interested in what is best for his team.

He is primarily interested in what is best for Aaron Rodgers.

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