Aaron Rodgers, the Green Bay Packers, and the Divorce That Needed to Happen

As the quarterback heads to New York, he starts fresh but also can’t escape the links of the past

This week the trade that we all knew was coming finally happened. The Green Bay Packers traded their franchise quarterback, Aaron Rodgers, to the New York Jets for a small collection of draft picks. The Packers now get to hit the reset button with their first-round pick from the 2020 NFL Draft, Jordan Love. They are now entering a world of the unknown, hoping that Love can fill the shoes of the two legends that preceded him: Rodgers and Brett Favre. As for Rodgers, he gets the divorce he’s been seeking for a while. As Rodgers aims for short-term glory and validation, the Packers are playing the long game. It is hard to look at the end of this marriage as anything other than disappointing, however.

Two Faces, Thirty-One Years

It is often remarked that the lack of coach turnover for the Pittsburgh Steelers is something to be admired. In the Super Bowl era, the Steelers have had three head coaches: Chuck Noll, Bill Cowher, and Mike Tomlin. When it comes to quarterback play, the Packers…