How long has aaron rodgers been playing for the packers

Aaron Rodgers, aka “A-Rod,” is a famous American football athlete of the National Football League (NFL).

He had been playing for the NFL’s Green Bay Packers since his draft back in 2005. Rodgers is known for setting numerous records.

With his exceptional skills, he was not only Super Bowl XLV champion but also Super Bowl XLV MVP.

He has had several honors under his name throughout his career, like- 2× NFL Most Valuable Player, 2× First-team All-Pro, Associated Press Athlete of the Year, etc.

Furthermore, let’s dive into the details regarding one of the most renowned NFL stars to date. First, let’s look into some quick facts.

Aaron Rodgers | Quick Facts

The renowned Quarterback Aaron Rodgers of the NFL was born on December 2nd, 1983, to his parents, Edward Wesley Rodgers and Darla Leigh Pittman Rodgers, in Chico, California.

Aaron’s father, Edward, was also a football player for the Chico State Wildcats. Edward always taught the Rodgers brother not to drink and party in college. He consistently told them to limit themselves towards sports like his past self.

Also, he has two siblings named Jordan Rodgers and Luke Rodgers. His brother Luke plays for Vanderbilt University as a quarterback. He has played for NFL teams like Jacksonville Jaguars and Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Especially Aaron took his dad’s word to heart and became the football star that we know of today.

Moreover, at the age of ten, The Ukiah Daily Journal highlighted Rodger’s on the front page for his best performance at a local basketball free throw competition.

Growing up, Rodger’s parents raised him as a Christian, but reportedly, he stated that he no longer affiliates himself with any religion.

According to the horoscope, Aaron is a Sagittarius. People with this sign are mostly known for their optimistic, spontaneous, and intellectual nature.

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Education

Furthermore, Rodgers attended Oak Manor Elementary School when his family moved to Ukiah, California.

Similarly, after his family moved to Beaverton, Oregon, he joined Vose Elementary School and later Whitford Middle School. He played baseball for the Raleigh Hills Little League in various positions like shortstop, center field, and pitcher.

In 1997, his family returned to Chico, where he attended Pleasant Valley High School. During his time playing for his school, he made a single-season school record with 2,466 total yards in 2001.

Along with being an exceptional football athlete, Rodgers also focused on his studies. He graduated from high school with an impressive 1310 score on SAT and A-Average.

As for his college, Rodgers attended the Butte Community College and the University of California. 

Age, Height, and Body Measurements

Aaron, aka “A-Rod,” turned 38 years old in 2022. Rodgers has an athletic build, with a height of 6’2” (1.88 m) and a weight of 225 lbs. Moreover, he has light brown colored hair and blue eyes.

Back then and even now, Aaron Rodgers is well-known for his mustache. Also, his style of beard has had a huge evolution.

Diet 

Apparently, Aaron Rodgers’ team nutritionist is Adam Korzun. After his talk with his team nutritionist, Rodgers had made certain changes in his diet to stay healthy. Now, his new diet includes red meat at times and some chicken. 

Furthermore, he has also cut the number of dairy products from his eating habits. Without any doubt, he has a load of green leafy vegetables on his plate.

Before jumping into Aaron’s professional career and achievements, let’s look into his remarkable college career.

College Career

Even after Rodger’s impressive high school record, he drew little interest from the recruiters.

Reportedly, he stated that the acquired lack of attention in the recruiting process was due to his unimpressive physical size as a high school player of 5’10” (1.78 m) and 165 lbs (75 kgs).

Initially, he wanted to attend Florida State University and play under Bobby Bowden, the college team’s head coach.

However, the university rejected him, and the University of Illinois offered him a chance to compete for a scholarship. However, he declined the offer and considered abandoning football to study in a law school.

Moreover, Butte Community College, located in Oroville, recruited him to play football.

Rising Career

As a freshman in Butte, he led the school with a 10-1 record towards achieving the NorCal Conference championship and a No. 2 national rankings.

There, Jeff Tedford, the head coach of California Golden Bears’ recognized him. Tedford was astonished to hear that none of the college teams recruited Aaron earlier.

As a result of Aaron’s good high school record, he was qualified to transfer to the University of California, Berkeley. 

The coach named Rodgers the starting quarterback in the fifth game of the 2003 season, and as a sophomore in college, he led the Golden Bears to a record of 7–3. 

Sadly, Aaron was replaced in the second half of the game by Reggie Robertson due to a sudden injury. In the same season, his 394 yards pass made him MVP in the Insight Bowl while playing against Virginia Tech.

Aaron led the team to a 10–1 record during his junior year and a top-five ranking in the regular season. In the same game, he set a new school record for consecutive 26 completed passes.

Overall, Aaron completed the 2004 season with 24 touchdowns, eight interceptions, and 2,566 passing yards.

Professional Career

After completing the 2014 season, Aaron chose to leave his senior season to enter the 2005 NFL Draft.

2005 NFL Draft

Aaron presumed to be selected beforehand in the 2005 NFL Draft as he had impressive stats during his college.

Before the draft process, he was sure that the San Francisco 49ers would pick him, who he grew up supporting.

However, the San Francisco 49ers picked quarterback Alex Smith, and Aaron became the 24th overall pick by the Green Bay Packers.

Aaron’s slide to the 24th selection and the Green Bay Packer’s choosing to pick Brett Favre‘s eventual replacement was one of the draft’s biggest stories, although Rodgers was still the second quarterback picked.

Backup years

In August 2005, Aaron agreed to a five-year deal worth $7.7 million, including $5.4 million guaranteed money. 

His rookie season was spent as the team’s backup quarterback. Although Aaron played in a few games, he managed the scout team during practice.

After the Green Bay Packers fired coach Mike Sherman and replaced him with Mike McCarthy. His coach sent Aaron to McCarthy’s “Quarterback school” six hours a day and numerous times a week.

His skills eventually started getting better, and his coach McCarthy was very impressed and believed in his abilities. During this time, the friendship between Aaron and Favre began to form.

During a game on November 19th, 2006, Rodgers got into an injury while playing against the New England Patriots and eventually missed the remainder of the 2006 season. Soon he made a full recovery and was able to start the 2007 season.

Earlier in the 2007 season, rumors started to surface about Aaron’s potential trade. However, he was not traded and stayed in the Green Bay Packers.

Transition to starter

On March 4th, 2008, Brett Favre announced his retirement. This decision cleared the Packers’ starting quarterback position to Aaron for the 2008 season.

Although Favre chose to return from retirement, the Packers traded Favre to the New York Jets.

Aaron’s stats of 4,038 yards passes quickly proved that he was one of the best quarterbacks in the league. With him as a starter, the team defeated the Minnesota Vikings.

The following week, Aaron became the FedEx Air award winner through votes during his second NFL start. 

In the fourth week of the season, his 157 consecutive pass attempts with no interception ended while playing against Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The streak became the third-longest in franchise history.

Aaron suffered from a severe shoulder sprain during a game but proceeded to start and play well, and the team won against the Seattle Seahawks.

His dedication proved his toughness to many. Later, he signed a six-year contract extension worth $65 million on October 31st, 2008. 

2009 season 

For the 2009 season opener, Aaron recorded his first win during a comeback. Rodgers won the NFC Offensive Player of the Month for October 2009.

Also, the Green Bay Packers set a new franchise record by scoring 461 total points. They broke the previous record set by the 1996 Super Bowl team.

Aaron became the first quarterback in the NFL to throw 4,000 yards during his first two years as a starter. Rodger’s exceptional regular-season performance earned a trip to his first Pro Bowl as the NFC’s third quarterback, after Drew Brees and Brett Favre.

However, after Favre left due to injury and Brees was ousted because he participated in the Super Bowl XLIV, Aaron became the NFC’s official starter.

Super Bowl XLV season

In the 2010 season, while playing against the New York Giants, his 400- yard pass earned him his second NFC Offensive Player of the Week and FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year awards.

Aaron tied an NFL record for back-to-back playoff games with at least three touchdown passes during the Divisional Round contest.

He also set an NFL record by becoming the only quarterback to pass ten touchdowns combined with three consecutive playoff games.

On January 23rd, 2011, Aaron had a 55.4 passer rating, and the Packers beat the No. 2 seed Chicago Bears and won the NFC Championship.

After winning the NFC Championship, the Green Bay Packers received a trip to Super Bowl XLV—where they won, with a score of 31–25, while playing against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

In the game, Aaron completed 24 of 39 pass attempts for 304 yards with three touchdowns and won the Super Bowl MVP award for his performance.

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He became NFL history’s third player to pass for over 1,000 yards in a single postseason and one of only four quarterbacks to record over 300 yards pass, with no interceptions and three touchdown passes on a Super Bowl.

Aaron became the only player to pass for at least 900 yards and two touchdowns rushing from the postseason. He was 11th in the list of NFL Top 100 Players of 2011.

2011 season

In the year 2011, Aaron earned NFC Offensive Player of the Month awards for the months September, October, and November, including FedEx Air Player of the Week six times.

He was also the winner of the 2011’s Galloping gobbler MVP of the Thanksgiving game between the Green Bay Packers and the Detroit Lions. He also won the league’s MVP award with 48 out of 50 votes.

Pro Bowl selected Rodgers to go along with a First-Team All-Pro honor. His fellow players voted him the best league player for the NFL Top 100 Players of 2012. 

2012 season

During Week 6, Rodgers tied with the franchise record by throwing six touchdown passes to earn NFC Offensive Player of the Week. He was also NFC’s Offensive Player of the Month for October.

Rodgers earned his third career Pro Bowl nomination for his performance during the 2012 season. He was ranked sixth through his peers votes for the NFL Top 100 Players of 2013.

2013 season

The Packers and Aaron agreed to a 5-year contract extension worth $110 million on April 26th, 2013, which made him the highest-paid player in NFL.

He scored a career-high 480 passing yards to tie the franchise record while playing against the Washington Redskins. He won the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his accomplishment.

Rodgers also became the first quarterback since Y. A. Tittle threw at least 480 yards, four touchdowns with no interceptions in a game. He became NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his performance.

In this season, he was in 11th position on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2014.

2014 season

Rodgers became AP NFL Most Valuable Player for the 2014 season by receiving 31 votes. He also won the NFC Offensive Player of the Year award by the Kansas City Committee of 101, including Fed-Ex Air NFL Player of the Year.

Pro Bowl selected him for the 2014 season, and he became the second-best player in the NFL Top 100 Players of 2015.

2015 season

Rodgers was selected for his fifth Pro Bowl and became the sixth-best player on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.

2016 season

In season 2016, Aaron finished with 401 completions and 610 attempts, and a 65.7% completion percentage.

He led the statistic with his 40 touchdown passes for the first time in his career. He became one of the four quarterbacks to pass for at least 40 touchdowns in multiple seasons.

Moreover, his peers ranked him sixth on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017.

2017 season

After suffering a shoulder injury because of a hit from Anthony Barr, Rodgers had to go through surgery for his broken collarbone.

On October 19th, he went through the surgery was officially on injured reserve the next day. A total of 13 screws were implanted to support his collarbone.

On December 2nd, 2017, he returned to practice and played during Week 15 against the Panthers but was set back into injured reserve.

2018 season

Moreover, Aaron signed a four-year contract extension with the Packers worth $134 million and a $57.5 million signing bonus on August 29th, 2018.  

On December 18th, 2018, Pro Bowl selected him for the seventh time. However, he rejected the appearance due to an injury.

2019 season

The Packers started the 2019 season with a new head coach Matt LaFleur.

During week 7, while playing against the Oakland Raiders, Aaron set his first-ever game with a perfect passer rate of 158.3. He won the NFC Offensive Player of the Week award for his performance.

College Awards and Honors

• Honorable mention All-Pac-10 – 2003
• Insight Bowl Offensive MVP – 2003
• California Golden Bears Co-Offensive MVP – 2004
• First-team All-Pac-10 – 2004
• Second-team Academic All-Pac-10 – 2004 
• Honorable mention All-American by Sports Illustrated – 2004 

NFL Awards and Honors

• Super Bowl MVP – XLV
• NFL Most Valuable Player – 2011, 2014
• FedEx Air NFL Player of the Year – 2010, 2014
• NFC Offensive Player of the Year – 2011, 2014
•  GMC Never Say Never Award – 2013, 2014
• The Wisconsin Legislature approved December 12th, 2012, “Aaron Rodgers Day” in honor of Rodger’s jersey number in the NFL.

Apart from his carer achievements and honors, Aaron Rodgers speaks his mind. Even back in the time, when President Donald Trump made comments on LeBron James‘ intelligence, Rodgers stood about it.

In fact, he had a logistical answer for it. 

“He knows he has the support of his contemporaries in his own sport and in other sports. I think that the more that we give credence to stuff like that, the more it’s gonna live on. I think if we can learn to ignore or not respond to stuff like that.”
-Aaron Rodgers 

Reportedly, Rodgers is one of the NFL’s highest-paid players. He also has endorsement deals with various famous companies like- Adidas, State Farm Mutual Auto Insurance, Bose, Panini, and Prevea Healthcare.

Moreover, he also owns a minority stake in the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks, making him the first active player with an NBA franchise ownership stake.

Furthermore, Aaron Rodgers is also the brand ambassador for the Watchmaker, Zenith.

Looking back at his contract details, the presumable net worth of Aaron Rogers falls around $120 million.

State Farm commercials

Aaron Rodgers features in a State Farm commercial alongside Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes.

Together, they appear for a thirty seconds clip in a separate spot with the character known as “Jake from State Farm.”

During the commercial, Rodgers played fetch with a dog while talking about insurance. Also, the commercial aired during the NFL Kickoff Game between the Chiefs and Houston Texans.

Rodgers was single for the time being after Olivia Munn. He was reportedly in a romantic relationship from 2014 to 2017 with Olivia Munn, an American actress.

Soon after, he started dating Danica Patrick, an American former professional racing driver. Patrick and Rodgers were together from 2018 until July 2020.

At present, Aaron Rodgers is engaged with actress Shailene Woodley.

Apparently, he announced his engagement on February 6, 2021, during his NFL MVP acceptance speech. They have engaged now and plan to marry soon.

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Common Queries about Aaron Rodgers

What restaurant chain does Aaron Rodgers own?

Aaron Rodgers and Ryan Braun co-owned the 8 Twelve MVP Bar & Grill located in Brookfield, WI. However, after Braun’s PED scandal, the restaurant cut its association with him and changed its name to Hom Wood Fired Grill.

Does Aaron Rodgers talk to his family?

Reportedly, Aaron’s brother Jordan hinted on the show “The Bachelorette” that he doesn’t speak to any of his family members. However, the reasons regarding the family feud have not been disclosed.

In which stand did Aaron Rodgers finish during the celebrity golf tournament?

Aaron Rodgers finished in the 16th stand for the American Century Championship celebrity golf tournament. Also, it was located at Edgewood-Tahoe in Nevada.

How many Super Bowl rings does Aaron Rodgers have?

Aaron Rodgers has one Super Bowl ring.