The first day of the NFL Draft is typically a very busy day for all NFL teams, with plenty of newsworthy events. For the Packers, though, Thursday was definitely a day filled with more intrigue than usual. The day started with the report that Aaron Rodgers is upset with the Packers and doesn't want to return to the team. When a report like that involves the reigning MVP, it is obviously a huge story, and it dominated the sports news for most of the day. This is an issue that we have been working on for several months. Brian Gutekunst, Matt LaFleur and I have flown out on a number of occasions to meet with Aaron. We are very much aware of Aaron's concerns and have been working with him (and his agent Dave Dunn) to resolve them. We remain committed to Aaron in 2021 and beyond. He is not only a tremendously talented player, but has developed into a true leader for us. The relationship that Aaron has forged with Matt and the other offensive coaches has propelled us to the brink of the Super Bowl in two straight years. We look forward to competing for another Super Bowl championship with Aaron as our leader.

Oh, and by the way, we drafted a pretty good player in the first round, in cornerback Eric Stokes from the University of Georgia. We had him rated very highly and I saw a lot of smiles on the faces of both scouts and coaches when the pick was announced. The way our game has evolved, you never have enough good cornerbacks.

Now, on to your questions…

https://www.packers.com/news/mt5-an-eventful-draft-day 

Mark Murphy is a goofball who should leave GB instead of Rodgers. Hes the head that needs to be cut off to bring back glory to GB

Matter of fact, anyone with the intials M&M should not be allowed to step foot in GB

Originally Posted by: bboystyle 

Green Bay - One of the two worst decisions Bob Harlan made in almost two decades leading the Green Bay Packers was hiring John Jones in 1999 and then wasting eight years grooming him to be his successor.

Harlan, however, finally saw the light at the 11th hour and pulled the pin on Jones as president before he would have started causing irreparable damage to the franchise and ruined Harlan's legacy.

Even before his serious heart problems rendered him incapable of a full workload, Jones never measured up.

Jones always was more about image than substance. He talked down to people in the office and community without having the goods to back it up. He lacked the traits generally associated with leadership in a position that demands them.

It was a classic illustration of the Peter Principle at work.

Still, Harlan and the Packers might have made their tragic mistake had it not been for a telephone call last spring from an executive in the National Football League office imploring the club not to send Jones to any more meetings in New York because his energy level and ability to focus had been so compromised by his health issues.

It crystallized for the executive committee that Jones couldn't continue, led to the $3 million settlement in full of the final three years on Jones' contract and brought the 71-year-old Harlan back from the edge of retirement.

Second chances don't come around that often in life. But the men and women on the Packers' 45-member board of directors have received one, and for the welfare of the franchise it's incumbent upon them this time to get it right.

http://packerrats.com/archive/index.php/t-8545.html 

I quit on the NFL years ago.
If it hadn't hadn't been for the Green Bay Packers being my team since1956 I wouldn't pay any attention to the NFL .
Now I find myself not even being interested in the Green Bay Packers.
Mostly it's the greed involved or perhaps my age but my interest is seriously waning.
The Aaron Rodgers situation has me falling off my square.

Originally Posted by: yooperfan 

What this is all severely blown out of proportion? 20 years ago, we wouldn't be hearing much at all about it other than Rodgers and Packers are in "heated" contract negotiations.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool 

What this is all severely blown out of proportion? 20 years ago, we wouldn't be hearing much at all about it other than Rodgers and Packers are in "heated" contract negotiations.

Originally Posted by: Zero2Cool