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Packers GM Brian Gutekunst: Conversations with Aaron Rodgers about his future 'never transpired'

Aaron Rodgers never communicated with the Packers about his desire to play elsewhere in 2023, the GM says, despite telling Pat McAfee otherwise.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — A trade between the Green Bay Packers and New York Jets involving future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers has yet to come to fruition, although it remains clear that Rodgers ending up in New York is preferred for all parties involved.

A little communication at the end of the season may have prevented this outcome, with Rodgers expressing frustration with the lack of communication on a recent episode of the Pat McAfee show, even going as far as to say, "I love direct communication.