Aaron Rodgers clearly has some intricate thoughts about how his Packers tenure arrived to an close, but the new Jets quarterback nonetheless loves the town of Eco-friendly Bay and his teammates—and has a awesome relationship with one youthful participant with whom he in no way suited up.
Immediately after trading Rodgers to the Jets, handing the reins to his former understudy Jordan Adore, the Packers drafted Penn State quarterback Sean Clifford in the fifth spherical of the 2023 NFL draft.
Clifford is not predicted to fill Rodgers’s shoes, but he is inheriting the locker that the 4-time league MVP inhabited for 17 yrs.
To rejoice that passing of the torch, and his shift to Green Bay, Rodgers despatched Clifford a specific housewarming present: a signed No. 12 Packers jersey with a particular notice for the rookie QB:
“Sean—Welcome to GB! Delight in that terrific town & my locker!” Rodgers wrote on the framed jersey.
Not a negative a house warming gift…thank you! @Fanatics @AaronRodgers12 #GoPackGo pic.twitter.com/CfhyejVOHn
— Sean Clifford (@seancliff14) June 30, 2023
Clifford hasn’t shied away from starting to be the newest in a heritage line of Packers quarterbacks, and for the link to Rodgers. “It’s great. That’s what it is,” he instructed reporters when requested about inheriting Rodgers’s locker.
“I comprehend who was in right here ahead of, and I regard everything about that, but at the very same time, I arrived in, I found my title on the plate, and I sat down,” Clifford ongoing. “I’m accomplishing whatsoever it requires to win video games here. I’m quite appreciative of the chance.”
