Aaron Rodgers continues to dominate the talk of the NFL a day after the conclusion of the draft.
The latest report comes from ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler, who said that the Green Bay Packers quarterback is “intrigued” by the Las Vegas Raiders.
“[The Raiders] are happy with Derk Carr,” Fowler said. “Nothing’s going on right now, and they very well could extend Derek Carr sometime son. But the Raiders look into every single quarterback situation. … They looked at past free agents or trade options. So, Jon Gruden is sort of always lurking. You can’t discount them.”
It is evident Rodgers would prefer to be on the West Coast where he could be closer to his fiancée, actress Shailene Woodley, and have the chance to play football and host “Jeopardy!.”
On Saturday, Rodgers was in attendance at the Kentucky Derby, but failed to make himself available to media to offer any clarity on the situation between him and the Green Bay Packers.
Earlier on Saturday, a Yahoo! Sports report stated Rodgers had requested Packers GM Brian Gutekunst be fired.
Rodgers conducted just one interview for five minutes with TwinSpires, a gambling outlet, where there was no mention of the drama between him and the Packers at all.
According to Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk, Rodgers declined to speak with NBC Sports’ Mike Tirico, who would have undoubtedly asked him about the reported rift between him and the Packers.
Florio noted that such silence is only further confirmation that reports are indeed true that he wants out of Green Bay.
Rodgers seems to be unbothered by it all, though, and is still maintaining a sense of humor.
After all, his name tag during the TwinSpires interview read “Turd Ferguson,” — a reference to a “Celebrity Jeopardy” Saturday Night Live skit.
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