Aaron Rodgers leaves a complicated Packers legacy, exits like Favre - Green Bay Packers Blog- ESPN

GREEN BAY, Wis. --Aaron Rodgers differed from his predecessor as theGreen Bay Packers' quarterback in so many ways — from how he played to how he lived his life in the public eye.

It was by design.

He wasn’t a reckless gunslinger, the persona that defined Brett Favre, whose interceptions were as spectacular as his touchdowns.

Rodgers didn’t often let outsiders get to know him until much later in his career — and then usually only via his weekly appearances on “The Pat McAfee Show” — unlike Favre, who lived as an open book, sharing everything from his early-career addiction to painkillers to grieving his father’s unexpected death to his wife’s recovery from cancer.

Rodgers even conducted his news conferences differently. While Favre preferred the podium in the media auditorium and often shot from the lip, Rodgers liked to talk to reporters at his locker, where he gave well-thought-out answers.

The end, however, looks like it will be the same for both.

Favre left, and it appears Rodgers will leave, too — exiting Green Bay via trade to the New York Jets after either initially retiring (Favre) or publicly discussing retiring (Rodgers).

Rodgers left little doubt Wednesday during a nearly hourlong appearance on McAfee's show that his days with the Packers are over and he’s ready to be traded to the Jets.

Rodgers said he went into his recent meditative darkness retreat “90 percent retired and 10 percent playing.” He thought at that point, he could come back to Green Bay and play if he wanted. But when he came out of the darkness, he felt something had changed.

While the Packers’ side of the story probably won’t be told until after a deal is done, Rodgers put his cards on the table during that lengthy interview.

“The Packers