A player like Aaron Rodgers is the exact reason the NFL is determined to protect quarterbacks at almost all costs to gameplay.
So when he comes out against some of the rules implemented to protect him, it speaks volumes.
Aaron Rodgers critical of NFL’s QB protection rules
Rodgers spoke with reporters Wednesday about a pair of controversial penalties from Sunday’s tie between the Minnesota Vikings and Green Bay Packers.
One of those flags directly changed the outcome of the game when Packers linebacker Clay Matthews delivered what was by almost any definition a clean hit on Vikings quarterback Kirk Cousins late in the fourth quarter.