Tom Pelissero confirmed the Minnesota Vikings are no longer pursuing Aaron Rodgers, much to the relief of fans who saw the rumors as absurd. While some reports suggested the team was keeping options open for Rodgers, the focus remains on J.J. McCarthy, who is considered the franchise quarterback by head coach Kevin O'Connell. The offseason has been promising for the Vikings as they aim to solidify their roster without the distraction of Aaron Rodgers rumors.
Sources described the possibility of Rodgers joining the team as "non-zero," but all along sources have maintained that there was only a small chance that coach Kevin O'Connell would upend the organizational plan for McCarthy, whom O'Connell has called "our franchise quarterback."
The Rodgers-Vikings connection only made sense to media members carrying water for a desperate, jobless Rodgers, and to casual observers who remembered Brett Favre joining the team in 2009.
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