2021-2022 NFL Season

[Pakuni]

Rumors of the NFL's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Of the 100 most watched television broadcasts in 2021, 75 of them were NFL games.

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1479526409462857728/photo/1

[Dish]

So if the report out there is true, Rodgers would really boycott the Super Bowl?

This is exhausting at this point.

[cheebs09]

So if the report out there is true, Rodgers would really boycott the Super Bowl?

This is exhausting at this point.

Did I miss something? Is this related to Covid protocols?

[jesmu84]

https://www.nj.com/giants/2022/01/wfans-boomer-esiason-source-says-aaron-rodgers-will-threaten-to-boycott-the-super-bowl-if-packers-advance.html

[ChitownSpaceForRent]

So if the report out there is true, Rodgers would really boycott the Super Bowl?

This is exhausting at this point.

He really is incredibly unlikeable.

[BM1090]

No idea if the report is true, but doubt he would go through with it should they advance.

[The Sultan]

He's not boycotting the Super Bowl.  Cmon...

[BM1090]

He's not boycotting the Super Bowl.  Cmon...

This. He may have put this out there to make them sweat or try to influence the rules, but he's not boycotting anything.

[wadesworld]

Maybe THIS is the one that ruins the entire Packers organization?

[Pakuni]

More smoke surrounding Harbaugh to the Raiders.

[The Sultan]

BTW, I am not sure what the articles means by the Rodgers saga getting "crazier and crazier."  Outside of misleading his vaccination status, speaking his mind about vaccines and the like, and calling a reporter a "jerk," he has largely been the same guy he's always been.  Oftentimes prickly, sometimes funny and immensely talented on the field.

[CreightonWarrior]

Unless the source is Danica or Olivia then it's fake news.

[Jockey]

He's not boycotting the Super Bowl.  Cmon...

Thank you. Finally a voice of reason here.

Bears fans should be more worried about the reports that Pace will be kept. I guess that is definitive proof that Aaron really does own the Bears.

[Jockey]

Rumors of the NFL's demise have been greatly exaggerated.
Of the 100 most watched television broadcasts in 2021, 75 of them were NFL games.

https://twitter.com/SharpFootball/status/1479526409462857728/photo/1

And that's without the millions who vowed to never watch the NFL again.

[tower912]

I forget.   What was the cause of that round of faux-rage?

[Dish]

I don't think he would boycott the Super Bowl, that was why I included a ? at the end of my thought in my post.

It is exhausting though that this is either made up, or on the rare chance that there's any legitimacy to this. Maybe it's because I'm invested in Rodgers MVP futures and I want the white noise to go away for a few weeks.

[Uncle Rico]

I don't think he would boycott the Super Bowl, that was why I included a ? at the end of my thought in my post.

It is exhausting though that this is either made up, or on the rare chance that there's any legitimacy to this. Maybe it's because I'm invested in Rodgers MVP futures and I want the white noise to go away for a few weeks.

He just likes people taking about him.  His ego needs feeding.  It is nice to see him exposed as the fraud he is.  Faux intellectual and a nasty person

[Jockey]

https://www.nj.com/giants/2022/01/wfans-boomer-esiason-source-says-aaron-rodgers-will-threaten-to-boycott-the-super-bowl-if-packers-advance.html

Text was from Hub Arkush. Part of the campaign to keep ARod from getting MVP. That comes from an insider.

[MU82]

Doubt it's true. But in the highly unlikely event that it is true, the NFL would shrug its collective shoulders and say, "OK then ... see you next season. Or not."

With or without Aaron Rodgers, the Super Bowl will be TV's most-watched event in 2022. There will not be 10 people who were gonna watch it anyway who won't watch if AR skips it. Heck, one could argue that AR not playing would add to the game's drama and bring even more eyeballs.

Given AR's W/L record in the playoffs (and especially in NFC title games) over the last decade, I hope for my Packer-fan friends that AR doesn't "boycott" one of the games leading up to the Super Bowl.

[Uncle Rico]

Doubt it's true. But in the highly unlikely event that it is true, the NFL would shrug its collective shoulders and say, "OK then ... see you next season. Or not."

With or without Aaron Rodgers, the Super Bowl will be TV's most-watched event in 2022. There will not be 10 people who were gonna watch it anyway who won't watch if AR skips it. Heck, one could argue that AR not playing would add to the game's drama and bring even more eyeballs.

Given AR's W/L record in the playoffs (and especially in NFC title games) over the last decade, I hope for my Packer-fan friends that AR doesn't "boycott" one of the games leading up to the Super Bowl.

He's looking to break Favre's record for losingest QB in Lambeau playoff history

[wadesworld]

Doubt it's true. But in the highly unlikely event that it is true, the NFL would shrug its collective shoulders and say, "OK then ... see you next season. Or not."

With or without Aaron Rodgers, the Super Bowl will be TV's most-watched event in 2022. There will not be 10 people who were gonna watch it anyway who won't watch if AR skips it. Heck, one could argue that AR not playing would add to the game's drama and bring even more eyeballs.

Given AR's W/L record in the playoffs (and especially in NFC title games) over the last decade, I hope for my Packer-fan friends that AR doesn't "boycott" one of the games leading up to the Super Bowl.

Yeah, I don't think the NFL would just shrug if the probable MVP of their league decided not to play in the Super Bowl.  And I don't think viewership would go up if he decided not to play, either.

He's 11-9 in the Playoffs.  All of 7 quarterbacks in the history of the sport have won more Playoff games than Rodgers as a starter.  His Playoff winning percentage is right there with Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Steve Young, Brett Favre, Russell Wilson, Ben Rothlisburger, etc.

[MU82]

Yeah, I don't think the NFL would just shrug if the probable MVP of their league decided not to play in the Super Bowl.  And I don't think viewership would go up if he decided not to play, either.

He's 11-9 in the Playoffs.  All of 7 quarterbacks in the history of the sport have won more Playoff games than Rodgers as a starter.  His Playoff winning percentage is right there with Peyton Manning, Dan Marino, Steve Young, Brett Favre, Russell Wilson, Ben Rothlisburger, etc.

I respect you and I know you are intelligent, so please don't use selective reading.

I said his playoff record over the last decade, which is 7-8. I specifically mentioned NFC title games, in which he is 0-4 over that span.

And if you think NFL leaders would curl up in the fetal position if AR didn't play, you haven't paid much attention to them over the years. Their stance is always that the game is bigger than any 1 or 10 or 100 individuals. They have had to pay billions of dollars because they spent decades basically discarding the brains of players.

And they know that ratings wouldn't suffer if AR boycotted ... at least not in the first half. Maybe after the halftime show, if the Jordan Love-led Packers were losing 42-7, it would cost them eyeballs for the rest of the telecast. So I'll amend what I said and say sure, they'd care if that happened.

But wouldn't it be incredible if all this were true and AR boycotted and Love played well and the Packers won? That would be the best story of all!

Oh and BTW, I have really enjoyed watching AR play over the years. He's been one of my favorite athletes to watch. And if he leaves the Pack and decides to play for the Panthers I'd be happy to have him, especially if Covid is a thing of the past. Of course, I'd be worried about his declining mental state if he signed with the Panthers!

[Jockey]

Given AR's W/L record in the playoffs (and especially in NFC title games) over the last decade, I hope for my Packer-fan friends that AR doesn't "boycott" one of the games leading up to the Super Bowl.

As a GB fan, that is some Grade A snark. Bravo.

[GB Warrior]

Rodgers has a habit of boycotting the Super Bowl anyway

[MUBBau]

Hmmmm

https://twitter.com/AaronRodgers12/status/1479578947272728579