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Packers make pitch to Aaron Rodgers: 'No plans for a rebuild,' Matt LaFleur says
Apparently, neither does his current coach.
"There's no plan for a rebuild," Packers coach Matt LaFleur said Monday, two days after the Packers' season ended with a 13-10 loss to the San Francisco 49ers. "You get this close, obviously win a lot of football games, and we know in order for there not to be that, he's got to be a part of this thing. I don't think that's anybody's intention."
The Packers are about $40 million over the salary cap according to overthecap.comand have plenty of players whose contracts are expiring, including two-time All-Pro receiver Davante Adams.
That could impact whether the 38-year-old Rodgers is back in Green Bay, where the 2005 first-round pick has spent his entire career. Rodgers said after the 49ers game that he doesn't want to be part of a rebuild.
"There's obviously a lot of decisions to be made," the quarterback said. "There's a lot of players whose futures are up in the air, so definitely it'll be interesting to see which way some of those decisions go. But I'll have some conversations with (general manager) Brian (Gutekunst) in the next week or so and get a little bit more clarity and think about my own future and how much longer I want to keep doing this."
Rodgers earned All-Pro honors and is a leading contender for his fourth MVP award, and second in a row. But his postseason results haven't matched his extraordinary regular-season performances. Rodgers led Green Bay to a Super Bowl title in the 2010 season, but the Packers have gone just 7-9 in his 16 playoff starts since.
Even so, the Packers clearly want him to return.
"This guy has done so much for such a long period of time for this organization, for this city, for this team," LaFleur said. "And so, I want to be respectful of his process. Whatever he needs to go through to make the best decision for himself, and certainly we would love for him to be a Packer and be a Packer to the day he decides to retire."
LaFleur said Gutekunst, executive vice president/director of football operations Russ Ball and president/CEO Mark Murphy share that opinion.
While he acknowledged the organization has some difficult choices ahead, LaFleur expressed confidence the Packers will have a roster capable of winning a title.
"There's ways to move money and to make sure that we get the bulk of our key contributors back," LaFleur said. "Are there absolutely going to be some tough decisions? No doubt about it. But I'm really confident in Russ' ability and Gutey's ability and us collectively to figure out a way to do this thing."
Rodgers said after Saturday's game he would try to make a decision before the start of free agency and hasn't ruled out retirement, as well as requesting a trade or returning to Green Bay. Rodgers' situation remained unclear heading into this season until he reported for training camp.
"I'm hopeful that it doesn't drag on quite as long," LaFleur said. "And we'll make the necessary decisions once we kind of find out where he's at."
https://www.startribune.com/aaron-rodgers-packers-no-plans-for-a-rebuild-matt-lafleur-davonte-adams/600139180/
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