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Packers radio host says Aaron Rodgers was ‘fantastic’ mentor in Green Bay

One of the biggest early questions surrounding Aaron Rodgers is how much of an impact he will have on rookie sixth-round pick Will Howard? Will he care at all to mentor him, or is he here to ride off into the sunset by his lonesome?

During Rodgers’ formative years with the Packers, it was well known that Brett Favre, the quarterback he was drafted to follow in the footsteps of, wasn’t exactly the best mentor.

In a 2016 interview with Graham Bensinger, Favre said it was not his job to mentor Rodgers and that he didn’t know him.