Some say that at his best, Aaron Rodgers’ performance as a quarterback has never been surpassed in the history of pro football.
Rodgers took Friday to offer thoughts similar to what he has shared in the past, but with the specific idea that he wants to perform well enough to garner another major contract with the Packers after his current four-year deal is over.
From the Athletic’s Matt Schneidman:
Rodgers talking Tom Brady/Philip Rivers getting big money from other teams late in career:
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) March 27, 2020
“My thing is, legacy is really important. Having the opportunity to do it all in Green Bay would mean a lot to me.”
More on this in my next tweet…
Rodgers cont.: “I understand the track record of our squad is there have been times where we’ve had veteran players and they’ve finished elsewhere and I get it. I’d like to make that decision easy for them and the only way to do that is to keep playing at a high level.”
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) March 27, 2020
Rodgers: “I’ve got four years left on my deal. I’d like to play four at a really, really high level … I feel confident right now — I’m gonna be 40 when the deal ends — I feel like I could keep going after that the way things have been going.”
— Matt Schneidman (@mattschneidman) March 27, 2020
Rodgers remains the all-time career leader in passer rating (102.4), but his last three seasons have been under 100.0 in that statistical category, with his third-worst passer rating for one season (95.4) of his career.
However, he led the NFL in lowest interception percentage last year (0.7 percent of all passed intercepted) and co-captained the Packers to a 13-3 record, tied for the best in the NFC in 2019.