Report: Aaron Rodgers Expected to Skip Packers' Voluntary Offseason Workouts

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is reportedly expected to skip all of the team's voluntary offseason workouts ahead of the 2022 NFL season.

Tom Silverstein of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported Tuesday (via Myles Simmons of Pro Football Talk) that Rodgers' only attendance prior to training camp will be the Packers' mandatory minicamp in June.

The update doesn't come as much of a surprise. At 38, Rodgers doesn't need the extra offseason reps. He proved that last season when he stayed away from the franchise for the entire offseason amid a flurry of trade rumors before returning for the start of camp and winning his second straight NFL MVP Award.

No such standoff between the 10-time Pro Bowl selection and the Packers exists this year after he agreed to a new three-year, $150.8 million contract.

His absence from the voluntary activities will also give Green Bay an opportunity to get 2020 first-round pick Jordan Love more work within the offense.

Making such a significant investment in Love made it seemed like the Packers were planning on a transition at the sport's most important position, but Rodgers has continued to play at such a high level that his understudy has become an afterthought.

If Green Bay is going to stick with Rodgers for the long haul, and it certainly appears that's the case and rightfully so, the best thing that can happen is for Love to have strong showings throughout the offseason, training camp and exhibition contests to build trade value.

Packers CEO Mark Murphy told Packast's Tom Grossi (via Nick Shook of NFL.com) they want to see more from the 23-year-old Utah State product to gauge his development.

"We think he can be a good player, but we haven't seen enough," Murphy said. "So I think this preseason will be good for him."

Recouping some value on Love in a trade with a quarterback-needy team next offseason seems like the logical next step, especially if Rodgers continues to contend for MVP Awards, but the backup must show some upside after very limited snaps over his first two years.

Meanwhile, there may be some talk about the type of message Rodgers not taking part in voluntary activities sends to the rest of the roster, but that's nothing more than offseason banter.

The Packers are in good shape as long as he's under center for Week 1 in September.