De Smith's upcoming book describes Aaron Rodgers as "isolated" and "dismissive"
There's some interesting stuff in there.
We had a little something back around the time of the Super Bowl. The full apparently book has a lot more something. Including some observations about former Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, a vocal opponent of the 2020 Collective Bargaining Agreement.
'The god of Cheesehead Nation was isolated and dismissive,' Smith writes, regarding Rodgers's demeanor during a player meeting. 'He sat in the back row of the meeting room, issuing loud sighs before standing for a dramatic exit. An incredible quarterback, to be sure, but an even more impressive antagonist.'
Smith also says this about Rodgers: 'In August 2021, my phone chirped with a text from Aaron Rodgers. 'Can you call me?' it read. Could I not run into traffic instead?'
Smith and I now have something else in common, thanks to his book. If asked, Rodgers likely would suggest that people not waste their time 'reading crap like that.'
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