I don't know about irresponsible, and I don't see how it could be putting pressure on Finley, as it apparently isn't his decision.

Myself, I don't much care about risk to Finley. ANY NFL player is well-paid to take that risk of his body, even for permanent damage. To me, it's all about THE TEAM. Far be it from me to say Aaron Rodgers is wrong about what is good for the team - which is what I think he is talking about, but I do tend to disagree with him. If Finley had never been hurt, I would have opposed paying what it would cost to keep him. Assuming it would cost almost as much now - maybe with some protection in terms of games played/not getting reinjured or whatever, but still big money if he played a full season, I think the Packers are better off without him.

The bottom line to me is we have as many as six decent or hopefully way better than decent TEs now who we probably can't keep all of. Using a roster spot for Finley would mean getting rid of another of those.

I HOPE Rodgers is just saying the obligatory "we hope he comes back" stuff about a potentially continuing teammate, nothing more meaningful than that.

Originally Posted by: texaspackerbacker