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NFL veteran Aaron Rodgers claimed he doesn't have 'any animosity' towards the Green Bay Packers following his acrimonious 2023 departure, as he faces them for the first time on Sunday as a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.

This is more about Love. That deal could have cost him his job, but Love has kept the Packers in playoff contention and in the present tense Gutekunst is known less as the GM who traded away Rodgers and more as the GM who traded for edge rusher Micah Parsons, who has helped Green Bay off to a 4-1-1 start.

Packers received: 2023 first-round pick (No. 13), 2023 second-round pick (No. 42), 2023 sixth-round pick (No. 207), and a conditional 2024 second-round pick that would’ve upgraded to a first if Rodgers played 65 percent of the Jets’ offensive snaps. He never hit that mark, as his Achilles ruptured four snaps into his Jets debut.

Sometimes, it’s about a film clip that catches Rodgers’ attention because of the crossover between Rodgers’ Pittsburgh Steelers and Love’s Green Bay Packers common opponents. Other times, it’s just a mentor sending his protégé a note of encouragement or praise.