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The Packers already are planning to bring back Aaron Rodgers.

Exhale, Jets fans.

The Packers are not (yet) requesting a trade do-over or even expressing regret over the breakup and decision to trade Rodgers to the Jets while starting the Jordan Love Era at quarterback.

At Monday’s annual shareholders meeting for the publicly owned Packers inside Lambeau Field, team president Mark Murphy called Rodgers “one of the greatest players in the history of the Packers” and thanked him for “all he did during his remarkable 18-year career.”

“We will bring him back and retire his number at the appropriate time,” Murphy told the crowd, as shown on video accounts published on social media.

Rodgers’ name initially was met with a smattering of boos above the silence, according to first-person accounts, but those turned to cheers when Murphy praised the future Hall of Famer and talked about making his No. 12 the seventh jersey number retired by the Packers.


  The Packers plan to retire Aaron Rodgers’ number when he’s done playing. AP The Packers plan to retire Aaron Rodgers’ number when he’s done playing. AP

“We think it was the right time to move on,” Murphy said. “We do think Jordan Love is ready, similar to Aaron, who sat for three years behind a Hall of Fame quarterback [Brett Favre] and learned an awful lot.

“I also think it’s a great opportunity for Aaron. Obviously, going to New York will help him from a career standpoint, not only as a player but when his career ends. Obviously, the Jets have a talented team.”

Murphy credited general manager Brian Gutekunst, who is often the target of Rodgers’ ire.


  The Packers will have to wait until Rodgers is done with the Jets to bring him back in the fold. Bill Kostroun/New York Post The Packers will have to wait until Rodgers is done with the Jets to bring him back in the fold. Bill Kostroun/New York Post

In Rodgers’ eyes, Gutekunst signaled the beginning of the end by keeping him out of the loop before Love was drafted in 2020.

The two men couldn’t connect this offseason — did they really try hard enough ? — for reasons upon which they do not agree.

“The negotiations with the Jets were long and difficult,” Murphy said, “but I thought Brian represented the Packers well. I’m really pleased with the trade we were able to make with the Jets.”

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