Brett Favre weighs in on Aaron Rodgers return

Rely Packers legend Brett Favre amongst those that weren’t shocked to see quarterback Aaron Rodgers return to Inexperienced Bay, even when bringing him again didn’t come low cost.

“It wasn’t a lot from a shock perspective,” Favre mentioned throughout his weekly look on SiriusXM NFL Radio.

As Favre sees it, Rodgers returned to Title City as a result of they supply him with the most effective probability so as to add a second Tremendous Bowl ring to his jewellery field.

“I’ve mentioned this all alongside and can proceed to say this. I assume that Aaron’s goal is to try to get to the Tremendous Bowl,” he continued. “His finest probability to get there was in Inexperienced Bay the final two years.”

Favre doesn’t have any insider data direct from his former understudy, nevertheless it’s clear that he believes that Rodgers likes the staff Inexperienced Bay’s assembled round him.

Inexperienced Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) throws towards the Cincinnati Bengals within the first half of an NFL soccer recreation in Cincinnati, Sunday, Oct. 10, 2021. 
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“I haven’t talked to Aaron. I don’t know what his imaginative and prescient is like, however I gotta assume that he’s pondering, ‘Hey I acquired a great factor happening right here, so I would as properly come again and take a look at my possibilities,’” added Favre.

Varied experiences have speculated that Rodgers’ choice to re-up with the Packers got here with a good-looking increase. Most estimates have the 38-year-old QB penciled in at round $200 million over 4 seasons.

And although Favre understands Rodgers’ choice to return for giant bucks and some extra photographs at a title, he does acknowledge that the Packers have dedicated a really giant portion of their wage cap to Rodgers, who’s, in any case, only one participant.

Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Inexperienced Bay Packers shares a second with former quarterback Brett Favre throughout a ceremony for the late Bart Starr at halftime of the sport between the Minnesota Vikings and Inexperienced Bay Packers at Lambeau Area on September 15, 2019 in Inexperienced Bay, Wisconsin.
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“So far as the contract, it’s gotta be near what they’re speculating,” Favre mentioned through SiriusXM. “Is anybody price that type of cash? Most likely not, nevertheless it’s the way in which the market works.”

Even in retirement, Favre isn’t afraid to take a shot.