Green Bay Packers guard Josh Sitton would prefer not to receive any attention from quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
“Hopefully he’s not noticing me too much, because that means my guy is hitting his (expletive),” said Sitton, who can be humorous and blunt when fielding questions from the media.
Rodgers recently aimed a bright spotlight on Sitton, but in a good way. He said Sitton was snubbed in Pro Bowl voting last season and is one of the best guards in the NFL.
“Josh, every day on film, does one thing that’s spectacular. He really does,” Rodgers said. “In my opinion, he’s one of the top two or three guards in the league. Underrated obviously. … If you watch the film of that guy you see him doing things other guards don’t do. He’s just so smart over there.”
The 6-foot-3, 318-pound Sitton is entering his third season as the Packers’ starting right guard. He is smart and tough and getting better every day.
Sitton said of Rodgers’ kind words: “That’s good. Tell Aaron thank you. I appreciate the compliment.”
Sitton accepts Rodgers’ praise but admits there’s a heavy burden that comes with protecting the Packers’ franchise player.
“It’s good to have his approval,” he said. “When you’ve got a guy like that and you’re blocking for him, there’s a lot of pressure on you keeping him upright.”
It’s a responsibility he doesn’t take lightly.
“I’m not going to sit here and say it’s fun all the time, it’s not,” Sitton said. “It’s stressful. It’s kind of a pain in the (expletive). Game days aren’t even super fun until you’re winning. As an offensive lineman, you’ve got a lot of pressure on you to win and to be good and to keep Aaron upright.”
Sitton knows that one small mistake, like the sack he gave up last Friday against the Arizona Cardinals, could have dire consequences for Rodgers and the team. Maybe that’s why he is constantly striving for improvement by working on his technique, mastering the fundamentals and listening to his coaches.
“I’m really just trying to establish myself as one of the better guys in this league at (my) position,” Sitton said.
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