The balance of power in the NFC North hung in the balance following the 2021 season as Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers pondered his future: Would he return to Green Bay, retire or try to force a trade?
Without Rodgers, the Minnesota Vikings likely would have entered the season as the division favorite. But Rodgers ended the speculation on March 15 by signing a lucrative extension.
Still, the Packers are without All-Pro receiver Davante Adams, who was traded to the Las Vegas Raiders. And receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling signed a free-agent deal with the Kansas City Chiefs, leaving the Packers' receiver corps thin.