Aaron Rodgers acknowledged he was surprised when the Packers drafted a quarterback in the first round and said it complicates his hopes of playing his entire career with the same team.
The Packers traded up four spots in the first round last month to take Utah State quarterback Jordan Love with the 26th pick in the NFL draft. The move has raised speculation about Rodgers’ long-term future in Green Bay, no matter how much team officials emphasized afterward that the two-time league MVP remains the clear-cut starting quarterback for the foreseeable future.
“The general reaction at first was surprise, like many people,” Rodgers said Friday in a conference call that marked his first public comments on the draft.