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Oct 16, 2022; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) walks off the field following the game against the New York Jets at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports | Reuters
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Oct 16, 2022; Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers (12) walks off the field following the game against the New York Jets at Lambeau Field. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports | Reuters
Rodgers is 39 already but is showing no signs of stopping as of now.
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A bold prediction on the future of Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers narrated the story about his university professor during a conversation with podcaster Joe Rogan. He said his teacher at the University of California once failed multiple students for incorrect citations.
“I had a teacher at Cal. And I wrote this paper, and she said I cited incorrectly. 15 of the kids didn’t cite it exactly how she said. 14 of them got to rewrite the paper. Not me,” Rodgers told Rogan.
The future NFL icon went to her office, where she dismissed him as an entitled athlete who would amount to nothing.“I went to her office, and she was ready for me. She had my paper out. I said the other 14 kids got an F on the paper and I didn’t. And she ripped me apart saying ‘you are an entitled athlete, and you expect things to be given to you. What are you gonna do with your life? I said I’m gonna play in the NFL. She said, ‘No way in hell’,” Rodgers added.
Well, it is safe to say that Rodgers did defy the prediction made by his teacher. And he is still defying it with each passing day.
Defying the naysayers
Aaron Rodgers fulfilled his dream of playing in the NFL when the Green Bay Packers picked him up in the first round of the 2005 NFL draft. After setting numerous records for the California Golden Bears, Rodgers took to the NFL as a fish to water. In his 18th season at the moment, the Packers QB has become an icon in the league.
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This is a top 3 Aaron Rodgers throw of the 2022 season: pic.twitter.com/0FbFntxqRR
— Daire Carragher (@DaireCarragher) December 26, 2022
The four-time NFL MVP has thrown 58,691 passing yards in his career so far. He has a career pass completion rate of 65.3%. The 2011 Super Bowl champion has 473 touchdown passes and just 104 interceptions so far.
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He has kept the struggling Packers in the playoff hunt this season despite everyone writing them off. Seems like he likes to defy his naysayers even today.
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