Aaron Rodgers: Packers QB Would Be Great for Saturday Night Live

We know that Aaron Rodgers is pretty good at playing the quarterback position. He proved his worth by winning the Super Bowl last season and the NFL MVP this season. Indeed, his heroics on the field have endeared him to pigskin fans everywhere.

Meanwhile, Rodgers' heroics in State Farm commercials have endeared him to everyone else. I can't get through my day without doing at least one discount double-check. Admit it, neither can you.

Therefore, we know Rodgers has some acting chops, too. The question, of course, is where and how he can take the next step.

If you ask him, he'll tell you it's "Saturday Night Live."

According to ESPN.com, Rodgers has talked about hosting SNL on several occasions on his weekly radio show on ESPN 540 in Milwaukee. What's more, he got to meet a couple of cast members in Indianapolis, where Rodgers was helping out NBC with its coverage.

"I'm hopeful that we can figure something out there," Rodgers said on Tuesday.

I'm hopeful they can, too. While it would be a huge stretch to say that Rodgers has spent his career in Green Bay in a cloud of obscurity, we haven't yet seen him embrace a stage quite like SNL. It would give him a new and improved kind of star status, and it would give him a chance to (hopefully) show off his sense of humor.

Ideally, Rodgers' SNL appearance would be a lot like Peyton Manning's, which will not be forgotten any time soon. His host appearance contained the now-infamous skit with him bossing little kids around and teaching them valuable life lessons (i.e. how to steal cars). All told, his hosting of SNL was a huge success.

I don't want to go out on a limb and suggest that Rodgers could upstage Manning, but he would definitely hold his own. We know from his various interviews over the years that he has a great personality, and the discount double-check commercials go to show that he has a knack for comedy, too.

So—what the heck?—I say do it. Of all the players in the NFL right now, nobody is more qualified than Rodgers to host SNL, and securing him would be an instant ratings boost. Everybody would win.

Furthermore, if Rodgers does end up hosting SNL, you can rest assured the fat guy from the State Farm commercials will make a cameo. I'm calling it.