Peyton Manning ‘can’t imagine’ Aaron Rodgers out of 2021 NFL season, doesn’t see QB playing for Broncos

Aaron Rodgers won’t say if he plays for the Packers, or anyone else, in 2021. But another great quarterback of all time can’t imagine a scenario where the reigning NFL MVP isn’t. not in the field this fall. Appearing on MLB Network ahead of Monday night’s Home Run Derby, impending Hall of Fame inductee Peyton Manning said he “can’t imagine” Rodgers not playing this season, even though he doesn’t plan necessarily one of its own former teams, the Broncos, acquiring the star from the Packers.

“Obviously that’s the summer issue here in Denver,” Manning said from Coors Field, via NFL Network. “Obviously I hope he plays somewhere this year. The fact that Aaron Rodgers maybe not playing this year I can’t imagine. He’s too good a player, too fun to watch. for the fans. I personally hope it’s in Bay Green. That’s what I see it as (and) I hope they can redeem themselves a bit and work it out. This is the team is so close, if he were to go from there it would be a major change, obviously, for them. “

“My gut,” Manning added, “isn’t he coming to Denver. My gut is that Denver is going to have Drew Lock or Teddy Bridgewater as a quarterback. At this point you have to figure out what is your plan. You can’t have a new quarterback three weeks before the season. “

Recent history has proven that teams are, in fact, willing to welcome a new quarterback just before, or even during, the season under unique circumstances. Think of the Raiders, who in 2011 acquired Carson Palmer – then coming out of a third Pro Bowl – in October; or the Vikings, who in 2016 traded a first- and fourth-round pick for Sam Bradford less than a week before their opener. All it takes is the right offer for the right player, and the Broncos – long established as a reported suitor for Rodgers – sure wouldn’t balk at the possibility of adding the No.12, even if that means wait until August or September.

The biggest heist, of course, remains Green Bay: will the Packers ever listen to their QB star’s offers, and if not, will Rodgers actually be left out (which Manning and many others “can’t? not imagine “)? For now, only Rodgers knows what to expect, and he seems to be having a good old time keeping everyone on pins and needles.