"Sometimes I sit by myself and see who comes and sits down" - Aaron Rodgers has weird way of bonding with new Packers teammates
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers goes about certain things differently than most. While the quarterback is known for his outspoken demeanor, he is known to have a soft side as well when it comes to his teammates.
During a recent press conference, the Packers QB sat down to talk about the unique ways he's adopted to create a closer bond with some of his teammates:
"I like headlines and I'm giving away a few secrets here, but I like to kind of pick a table with a guy that I might not have connected with yet and have lunch with him."
Rodgers also revealed how he sometimes sits alone to see who comes around to his table and try and connect with the quarterback on a more personal level:
"Sometimes I sit by myself and see who comes and sits down because that's always fun as well."
Aaron Rodgers said he tries to have 1-on-1 lunches with teammates he hasn’t yet connected with. Has had a couple with Romeo Doubs since Rodgers said he wanted to learn his story.
Sometimes Rodgers sits alone just to see who approaches. Devonte Wyatt has multiple times to chat.
Once such incident involved Devonte Wyatt who reportedly went over to show Aaron Rodgers how funny he is. This came after Rodgers told Wyatt he heard of a rookie video where Wyatt was shown as the funniest first-year.
Rodgers also noted how he feels a more personal connection with his players help translate to performance on the field in terms of accountability:
"It's about paying attention to those conversations. The friendship level and getting those guys to feel comfortable. Because as much as we're going to hold them accountable, this still is a tight-knit group and we want everybody to feel great about their role here."
Rodgers is entering his 18th NFL season this year and is looking to add another Lombardi Trophy before he retires. One way to do that is by creating good bonds and chemistry with teammates... especially the ones dropping his passes.
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Aaron Rodgers complains about Packers' new wide receivers
Aaron Rodgers is a very vocal leader. He recently called out his young wide receivers due to their inconsistency, noting that there's been a lot of bad drops and route-running decisions in practice.
As per ESPN's Rob Demovsky, the Packers quarterback had said:
"The young guys, especially young receivers, we've got to be way more consistent. A lot of drops, a lot of bad route decisions, running the wrong route. We've got to get better in that area."
Since calling out his young receivers, it seems like they've made an improvement.
On Monday evening, Demovsky published an article on ESPN where Aaron Rodgers said the offense has done better.
Rodgers said:
"I feel like the offense - especially in the last week or so - has been clicking closer to where I think we should be trending."
Aaron Rodgers goes in depth on rookie WRs Christian Watson and Romeo Doubs.
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Two of the starting receivers for the Packers this season will be rookies Romeo Doubs and Christian Watson. The team also added veteran Sammy Watkins in free agency. Rodgers will be without a few of his most familiar targets this season in Davante Adams and Marques Valdes-Scantling.
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