Aaron Rodgers puts 'championship or bust' label on Packers in what's presumably his final season with team

Anything less than a Super Bowl title will be a disappointment for Rodgers

If the 2021 season is the final year Aaron Rodgers puts on the Green Bay Packers uniform, only a championship will suffice for the future Hall of Fame quarterback. Rodgers stated the obvious for a team that has won 26 games and reached the NFC Championship Game in back-to-back years.

The expectations are championship or bust for Green Bay, one of the top teams in the league. 

"I think we all know what's at stake," Rodgers said Thursday, via Pro Football Talk. "I talked about that a little bit the other day about perspective and how important that perspective is to focus on this season and enjoy the most out of this season, because there are a lot of unknowns."

"They jumped through some hoops to get under the cap this year. Obviously, the cap is expected to go back up next year but you never know. So we're just going to enjoy this season. It's Titletown. It's championship or disappointment."

Rodgers isn't thinking about his future in Green Bay as the season approaches. Even though a divorce from the only NFL team he's played for appears to be imminent, the Packers quarterback wants to deliver the franchise another Super Bowl before he departs. Not only will another title add to Rodgers' legacy in Green Bay, but it would add to the conversation about whether he's the greatest quarterback in franchise history. 

Rodgers will never reach the championships Bart Starr has (five), but he'd have the same number of Super Bowl championships as Starr (two). Brett Favre is Green Bay's all-time leader in passing yards (61,655) and touchdowns (442), but Rodgers can surpass him in passing touchdowns if he gets at least 31 this year (Rodgers is currently at 412). A second Super Bowl title would ignite the conversation about whether Rodgers or Favre was the better quarterback in Green Bay. 

There's plenty at stake for Rodgers as he enters what is expected to be his final season with the Packers. 

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