Packers expect biggest decision of their offseason this week

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The Green Bay Packers are eagerly anticipating knowing what their immediate future is going to look like before this week is out.

That’s because the Packers — who say they didn’t place a timetable for quarterback Aaron Rodgers to decide what he wants to do next in his career — are expecting that answer before this week is out, per a source familiar with the club’s thinking.

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And, according to the source, the club is hopeful it won’t even take the full week to know because there’s a big decision about whether to use the franchise tag on wide receiver Davante Adams by the 4 p.m. deadline on Tuesday.

Green Bay Packers' Davante Adams reacts after catching a pass for a first down during the first half of an NFL football game against the Seattle Seahawks Sunday, Nov. 14, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Aaron Gash)

So the Packers are hopeful they’ll know what Rodgers is going to do before 4 p.m. Tuesday.

And this is why that franchise tag deadline and the Rodgers decision are somewhat tied to one another:

The Packers have zero intention of losing Adams to free agency if Rodgers decides to return to the team. Conversations between Rodgers and general manager Brian Gutekunst after the 2021 season ended discussed an outline of Green Bay’s plans, which included keeping Rodgers and Adams together if the quarterback intended to be on the Green Bay roster, per a source familiar with the situation.

But if Rodgers either decides to retire or demands to be traded elsewhere, the Packers will strongly consider allowing Adams to hit free agency if they cannot sign him to a contract because committing upwards