Aaron Rodgers
Aaron Rodgers (born December 2, 1983 in Chico, California, USA) is an American football quarterback. He was drafted in the first round (24th overall) of the 2005 NFL Draft by the Green Bay Packers and is earmarked to be Brett Favre's eventual successor. As a junior, Rodgers led California to the #4 ranking in the country, earning a spot in the Holiday Bowl. After the season, Rodgers entered the 2005 NFL Draft and was expected to be picked in the top ten and was thought of as the potential number one pick overall. His slip to the 24th choice became one of the biggest stories of the 2005 draft, but still he was the second quarterback taken in the draft. Rodgers posted impressive numbers as a junior with Cal throwing for 2,320 yards with a 67.5 completion rating. He tied an NCAA record when he completed 23 consecutive passes against the eventual national champions, USC. He threw for 23 touchdowns and only 7 interceptions in his last college season, impressing many NFL scouts. Many believe his slip to #24 was due to the fact that he is considered short for a quarterback at 6'2" tall, as well as the so-far unsuccessful NFL careers of most of his college coach Jeff Tedford's previous quarterbacks. Alternatively, Rodgers' relatively low draft position may have been due to many of the teams drafting between the second and 23rd positions having greater positional needs than quarterback. Rodgers is one of six quarterbacks coached by Tedford to be drafted in the first round, including Akili Smith, Trent Dilfer, Joey Harrington, David Carr, and Kyle Boller.
Rodgers is from Chico in Butte County. He attended Butte College in Chico before he was discovered by University of California football head coach Jeff Tedford in 2003.
Early years
Rodgers attended Pleasant Valley High School in Chico, California, and garnered 4,419 passing yards and started for two years at quarterback. He set single-game records of 6 touchdowns and 440 all-purpose yards and Rodgers also set a single season record by having 2,466 total yards.
Professional career
In August 2005, Rodgers, agreed to a reported five-year, $7.7 million deal that included $5.4 million in guaranteed money and could pay him as much as $24.5 million if all the incentives and escalators are met.
Rodgers spent a disappointing 4-12 2005 Season as the Packers #2 QB behind Brett Favre, who had his worst NFL season as a starter. Rodgers had little playing time during the year and saw time in a win vs. New Orleans Saints and in a loss to the Baltimore Ravens.
With the announcement that Favre will play again this coming year (and perhaps more to come), Rodgers is expected to maintain the position of the second QB on the depth chart. he still gets a lot of poon, just like in highschool.