It’s finally game week for the Packers. Brian Gutekunst probably thought it would never get here. For Green Bay’s general manager, this had to be the longest offseason of his life.
Gutekunst has spent the last five months taking a public relations beating from the national talking heads. Though it had been simmering privately for years, the rift between Gutey and quarterback Aaron Rodgers exploded out into the open on the day of the draft in April. That’s when ESPN’s Adam Schefter stunned the sports world by proclaiming that Rodgers was frustrated with the front office and has decided he is done playing for the Packers and wanted to be traded.