Aaron Rodgers believes he’ll be back with Packers next season

The Green Bay Packers lost to Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in an epic NFC Championship Game. The memorable showdown came down to the wire and hinged on a blown call by Matt LaFleur.

The Packers could have won that game and be headed to the Super Bowl to face the Kansas City Chiefs. However, Aaron Rodgers immediately made things a bit awkward in Green Bay after the game. He made it clear that his future with the team is uncertain. As a result, rumors he may be done with the Packers were flying around.

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However, he has changed his tune this week as he doesn’t see a reason why he wouldn’t be wearing a Packers jersey next season, via Pro Football Talk.

Rodgers said he didn’t think he said anything different from he’s said in the past and that he was giving “real answers” because he’s come to the realization that “ultimately my future is not necessarily in my control.” He also said he doesn’t expect to be anywhere else.

“After the season that I had, potentially winning MVP, and we obviously made another good run, I don’t think that there’s any reason why I wouldn’t be back,” Rodgers said. “But there’s not many absolutes, as you guys know, in this business. To make an absolute statement about something that is not an absolute, I didn’t do it. I guess that’s why it went kinda nuts.”

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Obviously, Rodgers knows he created quite a stir with his comments after Sunday’s loss. The future Hall of Famer wanted to clear the air a bit before the rumors get out of control.

Although he seems to think he’ll remain in Green Bay, the speculation will almost certainly continue throughout the NFL offseason with teams potentially ready to make a play for the future Hall of Famer. Plenty of teams around the league will be looking for a quarterback with the Los Angeles Rams and San Francisco 49ers intriguing destinations for the superstar.