In May of 2020, reporter Andrew Sciliano asked a question to Aaron Rodgers a his legacy. Rodgers responded, “finishing his career as a Green Bay Packer was very important to him.” He then said whether he actually did retire a Packer was, “out of his control.” Since May of 2020 the Packer’s front office outwardly seems to have relinquished that “control” to Rodgers. The key word in that last sentence is “seems”.
Rodgers himself has lauded the increased communication between him and Gutekunst. The hiring of Tom Clements has been acknowledged as being “influenced” by Rodgers input by coach Matt LaFleur.