Birthdays often bring on a sense of reflection, and being that Rodgers is known for getting in the dark and going inside his mind to find the answers he seeks, one would imagine that he’ll be doing plenty of reflecting today and over the next month. And frankly, there’s a lot for Rodgers to celebrate when he looks at the totality of his time in the NFL.
He’s had a 20-year career in the league and due to four MVP seasons and the Super Bowl win with the Green Bay Packers in 2010-11, he’ll be a Hall of Famer when all is said and done.
Alongside Tom Brady, many have considered Rodgers the greatest quarterback of his generation. The GOAT, as the kids say. Unlike Brady, though, the “second act” of his career has not gone according to plan. In fact, if you’re really honest about it, Brady and Rodgers aren’t even close to the same tier of quarterback.
