After playing 18 seasons with the Green Bay Packers, superstar QB Aaron Rodgers got traded to the New York Jets. And the Super Bowl winner reveals how this trade request and eventual trade to the Jets, was life-altering for him. As A-Rod found his childlike appreciation for the sport once again.
In an epic trade last year, the Packers received one pick in round 1, one in round two and one in the sixth round of last year's draft. The Packers also gained one additional pick in the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft. However, this shocking move has been beneficial for Aaron Rodgers.
The 10-time Pro Bowler appeared recently on the ‘icanflypod’ podcast. He discussed the benefits of plant medicine ayahuasca and the relationship between his happiness and his move to New Jersey.
“My time in Green Bay was up. And I did Ayahuasca. And then a week later, I got traded to the Jets.”
“And I have this incredible offseason experience in a new city and a new town with new teammates and new organization and owner for the first time and really falling back in love with a game that I first fell in love with when I was five years old. And it was absolutely beautiful and special and deep and rich and yummy and just incredible.”
Even though this move hasn’t panned out awesomely on the field for Aaron Rodgers yet, it has been blissful for his mental health. And his time with the Green Bay Packers will forever be etched in the memory of football fans worldwide.
Aaron Rodgers at the Packers was a beast!
The Packers drafted Rodgers in the first round as the 24th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft. The Packers saw Aaron Rodgers as the long-term replacement for their legendary QB Brett Favre. And in the initial seasons, Rodgers acted as the backup for him.
But it didn’t take long for Rodgers to assert his dominance once Favre departed the Packers. Aaron Rodgers took the team to new heights, getting Pro Bowl honors on 10 occasions, along with 4 NFL MVP accolades over his career with the Packers.
Rodgers also claimed the NFL Super Bowl MVP in 2011 when he guided the Packers to lift the Lombardi Trophy. Now he awaits to replicate similar success in his 40s with the New York Jets.
