Martin Rogers
FOX Sports Insider
You know what type of summer this summer is?
An Olympic summer? Sure. A darn hot summer, depending on where you are? A sweaty “yes.” A busy soccer summer? Definitely.
But you know what it isn’t — and this is the most surprising thing of all — as the NFL prepares to consume our thoughts again after an interminable time-lapse that seemed like it would never end?
It is not the summer of Aaron Rodgers. Not even a little bit.
Given all that has come before it, this is not just noteworthy, but might necessitate the interruption of regularly scheduled programming. It is an overwhelming change from everything we’ve known because, hey, for as long as we can accurately remember, every summer has been an Aaron Rodgers summer.
Since we last had a non-Aaron Rodgers summer, COVID came, changed life as we know it, and then eventually became one of those boring generic brand flus that’s barely worth a day off work.
Tom Brady joined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, won a Super Bowl, retired, unretired, retired all over again, took a break, was the willing subject of a roast, and is now checking in as a No. 1 draft pick rookie broadcaster.
Jordan Love, in many ways the spark for all those Aaron Rodgers summers of angst after the Green Bay Packers traded up to take him in 2020, now shares the title of highest-paid player in the NFL.
Meanwhile, Rodgers is … in camp. Just that. No contractual wrangles. No seeking reassurance that the New York Jets, the Packers, the public, or whoever, truly value, appreciate and worship him.
No overt angling for better receiver help. No arm wrestling over a new deal. No potentially cryptic messages delivered through social posts and T-shirt choices and talk show appearances.
No more wild storylines that can easily be identified by one word or phrase, and phew, there were a lot of those. Rodgers-based narratives are so distinctive they could form the basis for a game of…
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Publish date : 2024-08-06 16:52:00
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