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Add “Boyfriend of the Year” to Aaron Rodgers’ trophy case … the QB took Danica Patrick to Paris for her birthday — and she was SWOOOOONNNNIIINGGGG!!!!

“For my birthday he said pack a bag, we are going somewhere……” the ex-NASCAR driver said … “Amazing.”

The Green Bay Packers superstar and Danica have been going strong for over a year now … and things are DEFINITELY getting serious.

The two have traveled the world together during Aaron’s downtime from football … with both droppin’ L-bombs left and right — and postin’ lovey-dovey pics all the time.

But, France for an on-the-whim birthday trip?? Now, we KNOW this really ain’t a fling …

“Happy Birthday to this Beautiful, intelligent, strong, driven, bad ass woman that I get to stand beside in this life,” Aaron wrote … “#lover #friend #travelpartner #smokinhot #finewine”

Aaron’s got a few more months to hang with Danica before it’s back to the daily grind of Packers training camp.

Which begs the question … could there be a ring in Danica’s future before Aaron chases his second one with the Pack next season????

Stay tuned …

What to expect from Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in fantasy football next season.

The 2018 season wasn’t Aaron Rodgers‘ best, and it was a bad year for the Green Bay Packers. Despite that, Rodgers was still one of the top quarterbacks for fantasy football.

The Packers have already made a big change this offseason, bringing in Matt LaFleur as the new head coach.

Will Rodgers once again be among the highest-scoring QBs in 2019?

How Rodgers finished in 2018

Statistically, it was another great season for Rodgers. He finished 2018 with 4,442 passing yards (second-most in his career). While he threw less touchdown passes than many expected in a 16-game season (25), he only threw two interceptions all season long (a career-best).

His rushing numbers were perhaps down a little, but not much considering he was dealing with a knee injury for most of the season. Rodgers finished the season with 269 rushing yards and two touchdowns.

Importantly, both of those rushing touchdowns came in Week 16. If you had Rodgers on your team and made it to the championship game, there’s a good chance he helped you win. That afternoon, Rodgers threw for 442 yards and two touchdowns, along with two rushing TDs.

Overall, Rodgers finished as the QB4 in standard scoring, according to FantasyPros. That’s not bad at all, but considering he was likely the top quarterback taken in most leagues, and with a high draft pick too, this was a little disappointing.

What to expect in 2019

There’s no reason why Rodgers won’t once again be one of the top-scoring quarterbacks in fantasy football. With a new offense, I have confidence Rodgers will play much closer to his MVP-best than in 2018.

The key is to stay healthy — a collarbone injury cost Rodgers nine games two years ago, and this past season he played through injury in many games.

Fantasy draft

Personally, I’m not a fan of using a high draft pick on a quarterback. There are so many QBs available either late in the draft or on the waiver wire that you can start. It’s always possible to stream at the position, too.

According to Fantasy Football Calculator, his current ADP still has him being selected in the fourth round, which is early. Considering you could potentially select Baker Mayfield in the ninth round, Ben Roethlisberger in the 11th round or just wait until the final round and stream at the position, I’d pass on any QB in the early rounds. That includes Patrick Mahomes, Deshaun Watson and Andrew Luck.

Instead of drafting a QB early, you might be able to select a starting running back like Sony Michel or Kerryon Johnson, or a top wide receiver like Amari Cooper or Robert Woods.

That said, if your draft strategy is to pick a QB early, Rodgers could be the player to target. While Mahomes will likely be the top QB off the board in many leagues, you could possibly draft Rodgers a round or two later.

 

Brett Favre was 35 years, six months and 13 days old when the Green Bay Packers drafted his replacement — Aaron Rodgers — in 2005.

Rodgers will be 35 years, three months and 23 days when the 2019 NFL Draft arrives.

Is it the right time for the Packers to find a long-term replacement for Rodgers?

Green Bay is armed with two first round draft picks — No. 12 and 30 — for the first time since 2009. Rodgers is coming off arguably his worst year since he became a starter in 2008.

The Packers, who went 6-9-1 in 2018, have far greater needs than quarterback. But as Green Bay showed 14 years ago, having the foresight to replace a Hall of Fame quarterback at the right time can lead to continued success.

During a 2015 interview, Rodgers was asked how he’ll feel when the Packers draft his eventual replacement.

“Ultimately this game is a young man’s game and I think your legacy is how you treat your teammates and how they remember you,” Rodgers said. “It’s hard to speculate on that. I’m sure that will be interesting, the kind of feelings that I’ll be feeling.”

No one in the Packers organization was feeling very good about Green Bay’s quarterback play in 2018.

Rodgers struggled with accuracy and holding onto the football too long, which led to him being sacked 49 times — the fifth most in the league. At times, Rodgers also refused to run the plays former head coach Mike McCarthy sent into the huddle.

“I’ve never seen anything like that before in my life,” Packers tight end Marcedes Lewis told Yahoo Sports recently.

Rodgers completed 62.3% of his passes, his second-lowest number since becoming a starter in 2008.

Rodgers had 25 touchdowns, his fewest in a season where he’s played at least 10 games. Rodgers fumbled six times and lost three. And his quarterback rating of 97.6 was his fourth-poorest since becoming a starter.

Green Bay fired McCarthy with four games left in the regular season, in part because his relationship with Rodgers was beyond repair. The Packers hired 39-year-old Matt LaFleur, and he understands the importance of connecting with Rodgers and getting him back to his MVP level.

“Honestly, I’m not going to have any preconceived notions,” LaFleur said of working with Rodgers. “I just want to try to develop the best relationship with Aaron because he is a key piece to the puzzle and a key reason why we’re going to get to where we want to go.”

When right, Rodgers is one of the top-15 quarterbacks in NFL history.

Rodgers has a 103.1 career passer rating, the best in NFL history. Rodgers’ touchdown-to-interception ratio of 4.23-1 is also tops in league history.

In 2018, though, Rodgers didn’t look like the player who won MVP honors in 2011 and 2014, and who led the Packers to a championship in Super Bowl XLV.

Rodgers threw off his back foot far too often, his mechanics were flawed and he misfired on throws that he rarely missed in past seasons.

When asked about his inconsistency late in the year, Rodgers said: “Just not being on the same page with the guys we’re throwing to.”

It became crystal clear this season that Green Bay’s future quarterback isn’t on the current roster.

DeShone Kizer, who went 0-15 as a starter for Cleveland in 2017, played in three games and had a miserable passer rating of 40.5. Kizer completed just 47.6% of his passes, averaged only 4.0 yards per passing attempt and turned the ball over three times without throwing a touchdown pass.

The quarterback class of 2019 is solid, but far from spectacular. Ohio State’s Dwayne Haskins is widely considered the top prospect, while Oklahoma’s Kyler Murray, Duke’s Daniel Jones and Missouri’s Drew Lock are all expected to go in the first round.

With two first round draft picks, the Packers will have a lot of ammunition to move up and down the draft board and potentially find their quarterback of the future.

After Green Bay drafted Rodgers in 2005, he sat behind Favre for three years, then took over in his fourth season.

If Green Bay drafted its quarterback of tomorrow in April, an identical timeline could unfold. Rodgers has three years left on his contract, meaning the newbie could sit and learn for the same amount of time Rodgers once did.

It remains a longshot that the Packers — a team littered with holes — would take a first round quarterback. But you never say never.

“My personality has always been to help the young guys out that they bring into our room,” Rodgers said in 2015. “I’ve never felt threatened in those situations. I’ve always felt like if there is any type of competition, there wouldn’t be a competition.

“But it would probably be a different situation if they had somebody in here to compete with me. Then the dynamic would probably be a little different.”

Whether or not that happens this offseason remains to be seen.

Aaron Rodgers is not having a season to remember, but he’s on the verge of breaking a big team record. Right now, Rodgers has thrown for 4,416 yards this year. He only needs to throw for 228 yards against the Detroit Lions on Sunday to break the team’s single-season passing yards record which was set by Rodgers in 2011. Rodgers is currently fifth on the single-single passing yards list and he also holds the fourth and the third-most passing yards in a single season. Former Packers QB Lynn Dickey is No. 2 on the list with 4,458 yards which he posted in 1983.

In 2011, Rodgers recorded 4,643 yards to go along with his 45 touchdowns and six interceptions. That led to him winning his first MVP title and the Packers finished with a 15-1 record. This time around, Rodgers does not have the same numbers, posting 25 touchdowns, two interceptions and the Packers have a 6-8-1 record.

If Rodgers is able to break the team’s single-season passing yards record, it will be the second consecutive week, Rodgers makes history. On Sunday against the New York Jets, Rodgers completed 37 of 55 pass attempts (67.3 percent) for 442 yards with two touchdowns and zero interceptions for a 103.8 passer rating and had two rushing touchdowns. The two-time MVP is the only player in NFL history to have 400 passing yards, two passing touchdowns and two rushing touchdowns in a single game.

The interesting thing is Rodgers did this before. In 2011 against the Denver Broncos, Rodgers threw for 408 yards, four touchdowns and he also recorded two rushing touchdowns.

After the game, Packers interim head coach Joe Philbin reacted to Rodgers’ performance.

“I thought he played exceptionally well today,” Philbin said. “I thought he made great decisions, he handled the 2-minute situations extremely really well. I thought he played a really fine football game.”

Before the Packers took on the Jets, the thought was Rodgers was going to sit because they were eliminated from playoff contention. However, Rodgers wanted to play for Philbin and he wanted to show what type of leader he is.

“It matters for pride, it matters for Joe,” Rodgers said. “We love Joe. We want to play for Joe and give him the best opportunity possible. And it matters for leadership purposes. Again, what kind of leader would I be if, ‘Well, I could probably play but maybe I’ll shut it down until next year.’ That’s the type of competitor that I am. I like to put my body on the line for my teammates and let them know that I want to be out there, that it matters, that their presence on the field matters, as well. Hopefully, they saw that this week, they saw that today, they saw us battle. Maybe that sticks with them and means something down the line when we need it.”

Sunday’s game against the Lions will air on FOX and it will kick off at 1 p.m. ET.

Aaron Rodgers doesn’t think his fundamentals are out of whack. Nor does he think he’s playing any differently than in years past.

However, the two-time NFL MVP quarterback acknowledged that with the Green Bay Packers at 4-6-1 and barely alive for the playoffs, it might be time to play a little different, perhaps even take more chances.

“Yeah, why not?” Rodgers said Wednesday. “If we lose, you guys are just going to write us off, so might as well let it all hang out these last five [games].”

His favorite target, receiver Davante Adams, agreed.

“Yeah, that’s the idea of it,” Adams said. “I feel like we’ve been down this road before. In ’16, when we had to win them and we made that happen. A lot of the same players in here, a lot of the guys who were here when that whole run-the-table thing was brought to the table. I feel like we the same people in here, so we’ve just got to make sure we have a collective effort to get it done.”

They might need better play from Rodgers to do it.

The Packers have scored just three points in the second half of each of their past two games, losses at Minnesota and Seattle. They haven’t won on the road this season, going 0-6, and have only two more tries — at Chicago and at the Jets. But first they have consecutive home games against two struggling teams, the Cardinals and Falcons, to try to fix their problems.

Both Rodgers and coach Mike McCarthy spent an inordinate amount of time Wednesday answering questions about the quarterback’s uneven play. Yes, some of Rodgers’ numbers look strong — 20 touchdowns and just one interception — but the offense has sputtered at critical times, especially on third downs late in games.

Rodgers has thrown 286 straight passes without an interception. According to ELIAS, he’s 11 more completions without an interception from cracking the top five of all time. However, Rodgers has had his troubles during the streak. He has been off target on 20.6 percent of those 286 passes, above the NFL average off-target rate of 16 percent this season.

It has led to a deep examination of Rodgers’ fundamentals and whether his Week 1 knee injury has impacted his performance.

“I don’t think I need to respond about fundamentals,” Rodgers said. “I mean, I drill the fundamentals. I throw how I throw. I’m not playing any different this year. It’s just we’re not completing as many passes percentage-wise.”

Rodgers then made two half-joking references to be named to USA Football’s All-Fundamental team twice in his career.

“I listen to my quarterback coach and my offensive coordinator and my head coach,” Rodgers said. “My study of myself, I’m very critical of my own film. I’m not playing any differently, fundamental-wise. You can’t have it both ways. You can’t love it when it’s a certain way and then critique it when it’s the other way. I mean, you guys can because that what you guys get paid to do. Again, that’s the news cycle. They’re going to pick at things when you’re in a situation like this where we’re at. We’re 4-6-1 so it comes with the territory.”

A few throws of late have stood out because they were the type that Rodgers has almost always made. But in these cases he didn’t. There was the third-and-2 throw in the fourth quarter at Seattle that he bounced at the feet of rookie Marquez Valdes-Scantling, a ball Rodgers said got stuck in his hand. And then two last week at Minnesota: another in-the-dirt throw to Equanimeous St. Brown on second-and-1 from the Vikings’ 20 in the fourth quarter and an overthrow of Adams in the end zone on the very next play.

“I told you, the first one stuck to my hand, and the second one, I threw without laces and threw it into the ground,” Rodgers said. “So I can’t really explain it any other way. You can go back and check the film on the second one, but that’s what happened. I practiced throwing without the laces. I was trying to get the ball out quick, and I just didn’t throw it well. The first one, I told you it just stuck to my hand. Some balls are tackier than other ones.

“It’s embarrassing, for sure. Yeah, I mean, it happens to the best of us.”

Said McCarthy: “It’s never just one thing. We all need to continue to focus, and particularly when you’re talking about throwing and catching a ball, there’s more than just what your feet look like or an opinion of what they’re supposed to be. That’s why we practice, and I think we’ll definitely have an opportunity to take a step this week.”

AARON RODGERS is widely regarded as one of the greatest NFL players of all time, but how much is the Green Bay Packers star worth?

Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady square off for only the second time tonight when Brady’s New England Patriots host Rodgers’ Green Bay Packers.

Their lone matchup came in 2014 at Lambeau Field with Rodgers getting the better of his rival quarterback to steer the Packers to a 26-21 victory.

The pair are often talked about in ‘GOAT’ debate and the Green Bay star is looking forward to another showdown against Brady.

“It’s great for the league and obviously great for NBC this week with their promos,” Rodgers said.

“I think that’s the beauty of this league sometimes is you have players that are in different conferences and don’t get a chance to play each other a lot.

“Fans and media and the NFL can hope for certain things but that’s the beauty in our game.

“There’s a great parity – maybe not always with them because they seem to be in the Super Bowl a lot – but it’d be nice to get back there and play against him one more time.”

What is Aaron Rodgers’ net worth?

Rodgers has accumulated a whopping fortune of £155million ($204m) during his time as a professional, according to Hero Sports.

That was the fifth-highest figure of any active player heading into the current season.

Unsurprisingly, he is the Packers’ top earner with a £20.1m ($26.5m) cap hit for 2019.

The 34-year-old also has lucrative sponsorship deals with the likes of Adidas, Ford, State Farm, plus many more.

Rodgers made 1,675 passing yards last season – ranking him 32nd among NFL passers.

Patriots vs Packers – how to watch Rodgers in action

The NFL clash gets underway in the early hours of Monday morning at 1.20am GMT.

Fans in the UK and Ireland will be able to watch the game live on Sky Sports Action and Sky Sports Main Event.

Existing customers will also be able to live stream the action via the Sky Go app, but non-subscription holders can still tune in by purchasing at NOW TV sports pass.

Day Passes start at £7.99 and give you 24 hours of access to Sky Sports channels without locking into a contract.

Whatever is ailing the Green Bay Packers’ offense, especially early in games this season, it’s not the ailing left knee of Aaron Rodgers.

At least that’s Davante Adams’ assessment.

All the Packers’ No. 1 receiver knows is what he saw in the second half at Detroit on Sunday, when Rodgers threw three touchdown passes and didn’t turn the ball over.

“I don’t see it truly limiting us right now,” Adams said. “It’s limiting maybe how he feels, but he’s able to get out there and still play. It’s not going to change anything on how we go about things. So hopefully it doesn’t linger.”

Maybe that’s wishful thinking on Adams’ part.

And if it’s not Rodgers’ knee that’s limiting the Packers, then what is?

Through five weeks, they rank tied for 18th in points, tied for 19th in red zone touchdown rate and 10th in yards.

There was hope that the worst of Rodgers’ knee injury was behind him. He practiced last Thursday as a full participant in pads — the first time that happened since he went down in the season opener. He said he even wore a lighter — and presumably less restrictive — brace in Detroit.

But then Lions linebacker Christian Jones hit Rodgers and landed on his knee during the first series of Sunday’s game, and Rodgers said his knee was back to being sore.

Rodgers was not sharp in the first half at Detroit.

He didn’t throw to a wide-open Adams on the opening drive for what would have been a sure first down on the opening drive.

He didn’t recognize backside pressure while out of the pocket — and begging for tight end Jimmy Graham to come back to the ball — and got strip-sacked, losing the fumble on the second drive.

He overshot rookie Equanimeous St. Brown in the end zone on the third possession. He also appeared to have Graham open on a shorter crossing route on the same play.

Before they reached halftime, Rodgers lost another fumble on a strip sack.

Rodgers’ two turnovers led to 10 first-half Detroit points.

No wonder there was continued talk of another slow start. The Packers have been outscored 42-13 in first quarters this season and 76-43 in the first halves.

“He’s not going to make excuses, and I’m not going to stand up here and go that route because he’s playing through a lot,” Packers coach Mike McCarthy said of Rodgers. “I mean, he’s playing through a lot going into the game and he played through a lot in the game. I think what he’s given us is more than — I don’t want to say more than we expected. He’s given us a lot, and that’s the reality of it. But he’s playing through a lot.”

When asked if there’s more to Rodgers’ situation than just the knee injury, McCarthy would only say: “I appreciate what he’s fighting through.”

The same could be said of Adams, who played Sunday despite a calf injury that popped up in practice last Wednesday. Still, Adams played all but 10 snaps Sunday — second most among receivers behind rookie Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who played 77 of 81 plays — and caught nine passes for 140 yards and a touchdown. It might have been a different outcome had Adams been able to haul in a pass at the Lions’ 1-yard that was initially ruled a catch but overturned on replay.

Most of that, of course, came in the second half when the Packers were in a no-huddle and/or two-minute mode because of the 24-0 halftime deficit — the largest of Rodgers’ career as a starter.

It also raises the question of why not put Rodgers in more no-huddle/two-minute situations if that’s where he has excelled this season?

“Maybe if we can get going as an offense I can start faster, play a little better early on and give us a little momentum,” Rodgers said after Sunday’s loss. “We’ve been down in some of these games and you kind of get back into it, and we had a chance. We were down 11, had a chance to be sitting there on the 1-yard line to pull within a score and [Adams] I’m sure would like to have that one back. But we have to make the plays throughout the game, not just in crunch time, and I’ve got to play better from the start. And I expect to and I will and we’ve got to give our defense, you know, some more help.”

McCarthy has offered nothing but praise of Rodgers even after Rodgers took shots at his coach following what he called a “terrible” performance on offense in the Week 4 win over the Bills and opened the door to questions about their relationship.

It is, of course, admirable that both Rodgers and Adams gutted it out against the Lions and turned things around in the second half even if Rodgers’ stats — 442 yards and three touchdown passes — were a tad misleading.

“We’re obviously two of the biggest leaders of this football team and obviously two of the biggest playmakers, it just sets a good example for the young guys showing them that sometimes in the NFL you’re going to be banged up all year,” Adams said. “If you have a week where you feel completely fine, that’s a blessing. So work through stuff and times when we’re playing division games — and obviously we didn’t come out with the win — it’s important to make sure you’re available.

“It says a lot about him. It says a lot about how much he wants to win, it says a lot about how much he wants this team to move forward. Obviously we have a lot of tools, I’m assuming it doesn’t take much for him to want to do it.”