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The Green Bay Packers activated Christian Watson, 26, from the physically unable to perform list on Saturday, and the veteran wide receiver could make his season debut on Sunday night against the Pittsburgh Steelers at Acrisure Stadium.
The long-awaited matchup between the Packers and their ex-quarterback Aaron Rodgers awaits this Sunday night. While the Packers are looking ahead to Pittsburgh, who is this Packers team?
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Aaron Rodgers reveals that his long-term plans still involve Green Bay, and his comments caught fans by surprise
The Green Bay Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers parted ways two years ago, when the team traded him away to the New York Jets. Now, Rodgers is with the Pittsburgh Steelers and will face the Packers for the first time on Sunday.
The best years of Aaron Rodgers' career were spent with the Green Bay Packers, and he plans to end his career with the team that drafted him.
During interviews with local media in Pittsburgh, Aaron Rodgers reflected on his time in Green Bay before he faces the Packers for the first time.
“Feel so good about my time there because damn near everything great in my life is because of my football career, and my football career starts, and will end one day, with Green Bay,” Rodgers said, via Rob Demovsky of ESPN.com. “So got a lot of love for all those memories.”
Rodgers, who played 18 seasons for Green Bay, which included a Super Bowl victory over Pittsburgh, at the end of the 2010 season, has nothing but fond memories of his time with the Packers, despite the ending to his tenure being a bit rocky with the front office.
Pittsburgh's pass rush is legit, but if Green Bay can hold up, Jordan Love will have plenty of opportunities to torch the Steelers secondary.