If the Packers end up making disgruntled star quarterback Aaron Rodgers available, there is a good chance the Broncos could land him, NFL Network insider James Palmer said on Monday.
“I have talked to people inside the [Broncos’] building that have told me it is a real possibility that Aaron Rodgers could end up with the Denver Broncos,” Palmer said. “Those same people have told me that, ‘Remember, deals of this size with players of this nature — MVPs — are difficult to get done and you don’t know if they’re going to get done until you get to the finish line’ and at the same time, you need the Packers to make [Rodgers] available.
“When [the Broncos] heard the news about Aaron Rodgers and his uncomfortable situation with the Green Bay Packers, they started thinking about what a package would be if they were gonna try to put something together for [Rodgers].”
Palmer cited the Broncos’ need for a quarterback, plethora of draft picks and cap space as reasons they could take on Rodgers. Of course, any team would love to add the Packers QB, a three-time MVP who is unhappy with Green Bay, doesn’t want to return and has let it be known through leaks that he wants general manager Brian Gutenkunst fired.
So far, however, Green Bay’s decision makers have said publicly they don’t plan to move the 37-year-old Rodgers.