Brett Favre isn’t panicking — at least not yet.
The Hall of Fame quarterback seemed unconcerned over the situation brewing in Green Bay with Aaron Rodgers, who is holding out from mandatory minicamp.
“No one should be surprised,” Favre said on his podcast, “Bolling with Favre” on Tuesday. “In the big picture, I don’t know what’s gonna happen. … It’s not the first time someone’s missed a minicamp or an OTA or a mandatory participation, whatever that may be. But you shouldn’t be surprised.”
Rodgers, the reigning NFL MVP, wants out of Green Bay, citing frustrations with the team’s front office and the organization’s consistent inability to surround him with offensive weapons.
Favre says he thinks the root of the issues between Rodgers and the franchise has to do with personnel Rodgers likes, and he doesn’t think Rodgers has anything against QB Jordan Love, whom the Packers traded up to get in the 2020 NFL Draft.
“I think the question really comes down to, can the issue or issues be fixed between Aaron and, we assume, Brian Gutekunst, the GM. Can those be resolved? … Or is it deeper than that?”
Though Favre seems to believe Rodgers will return to the Packers sooner rather than later, he also stressed the importance of ensuring Love, Rodgers’ heir apparent, is NFL-ready.
“Now, you’re really kinda studying what Jordan does best,” Favre said. “What he does similar to Aaron, how that relates to how I call the game in the future. Do I do certain formations and plays that Aaron ran well because Jordan seems to run these well, or is he a totally different quarterback?
“That’s a question that they gotta answer and answer very quickly.”
Love, selected by Green Bay at No. 26 overall, has struggled so far with the first-team during minicamp. Last week, Love connected on just 12 of 23 pass attempts in one practice, while also failing to lead the offense past midfield during a two-minute drill. The second-year pro did not see the field during his rookie season.
During an appearance with Tom Brady Tuesday promoting “The Match” golf event, Rodgers wore a shirt which said “I’m offended,” just days after Packers president Mark Murphy called Rodgers a “complicated fella.”