Silence is golden. Sometimes, it's painful.
The Packers were, once again, deafeningly quiet prior to the 2022 NFL trade deadline, despite having their sights set on a player that was moved. That's not great news for Aaron Rodgers, who needs just a bit more wide receiver help this year.
Chase Claypool was reportedly a target of the Packers, and the team offered the Steelers a second-round pick for the wideout. Pittsburgh, though, shipped him off to Green Bay's NFC North rival Chicago for that second-round pick price.
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Rodgers was seemingly aware of the Claypool rumors leading up to the deadline, and spoke a little about it on his weekly spot on the "Pat McAfee Show" on Tuesday afternoon while the league was locked in a chaotic trade deadline:
"I was kind of hoping there might be some news during this show that we could break, in live time.