Dan Wiederer: Aaron Rodgers vs. Justin Fields is exactly what the Bears-Packers rivalry needs — right here and right now
CHICAGO — Perhaps it would be in the Green Bay Packers’ best interest to put their four-time MVP quarterback on the shelf for the rest of 2022, to let Aaron Rodgers rest his battered ribs and take care of his broken right thumb. The Packers then could take a longer look at young Jordan Love and begin to make a more informed evaluation of their possible quarterback succession plan. Always good to keep an eye on the future, right?
But nope. Forget that.
This is Bears-Packers, man. Meeting No. 206 in professional football’s longest-running rivalry. It’s a bit of a tiebreaker, too, with both teams owning 786 regular-season victories over the last 103 seasons.
Rodgers ain’t missing this.
“One of my favorite places to play,” he said this week.
Forget that ayahuasca tea. Visiting Soldier Field has long been one of Rodgers’ most reliable highs, an annual trip that usually ends in a state of satisfaction. Fifteen stops in Chicago as the Packers starting quarterback, 12 victories.
That’s why when the NFL schedule is released each spring, Rodgers admits he looks quickly for two things. First, when will the Packers have their bye week? Second, when
