Brett Favre: Despite Aaron Rodgers' comments, 'no way' Packers would risk losing QB

Green Bay Packers legend Brett Favre, who appears regularly on SiriusXM NFL Radio, reflected Monday on the comments Aaron Rodgers made after Sunday's loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and said he doesn't believe it's a harbinger of a separation between Rodgers and the Packers.

"I wouldn't pay much attention to it," Favre said. "I think the frustration, disappointment, hurt, pain, all were in that soundbite. Look, there's no way the Packers would do anything to jeopardize losing Aaron, unless Aaron just chooses to retire, which I would be shocked. The guy's playing better now than he's ever played, and without him, you certainly wouldn't have been even close to where you were yesterday. I think the same would go for next year and really the next few years, if he chooses to play.

"I wouldn't pay much attention to what he said. I've been there. It's so — I mean, it hurts. It's painful. The last thing you want to do is think about next year because you've just had a major disappointment, and that's what you're hearing in that soundbite."

Favre, of course, played his own final game in a Packers uniform at the NFC championship level, when his team lost in overtime to the New York Giants after the 2007 season.

"I’m not going to rush to make any quick decisions, but I think it will probably be much quicker than it was in the past," Favre said after that game when asked about his future and referencing his long flirtation with retirement. "I’m not going to let this game sway my decision one way or the other.

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"And maybe the Packers have to make decisions, too. We haven’t discussed that. I’ll talk to (coach) Mike (McCarthy) a little bit tomorrow, go home and hopefully make the right decision."

Rodgers, the man who eventually replaced Favre, just had an MVP season at age 37, with seemingly plenty of additional runway in his career.

"Why wouldn't you think they'd be in the same position next year?" Favre said Monday. "There's no reason to think that unless they don't play up to their capabilities. There's no reason to think Aaron would not play the same way he played this year, because he tends to do it year in, year out. I think for the Packers, more so with them, you would be foolish to make any move other than bringing him back and going as long as he wants to go."

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