Before Aaron Rodgers finally made up his mind, the media hype was building for Mason Rudolph, who was the top quarterback on the roster at the time. After eight years of being the backup, Rudolph seemed to have a legitimate chance of finally being the starter until Rodgers came along. But that hasn’t caused any hard feelings. In fact, Rudolph seems borderline giddy to be working with the future Hall of Famer.
“I have to temper my warmth because I had a buddy send me a video and said, ‘Bro, your eyes are glazing over talking about Aaron Rodgers,'” Rudolph told 93.