‘I was at fault’ – Aaron Rodgers and Brett Favre ruined their NFL careers thinking they were too good for Green Bay

Aaron Rodgers is getting blasted by Terry Bradshaw and told to ‘chew on bark.’

Brett Favre is currently more famous for a blistering anti-Favre Netflix documentary than anything that the Hall of Fame quarterback ever did on the football field.

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Aaron Rodgers still hasn’t made a decision about his futureCredit: Getty – ContributorIn 2025, it’s harder than ever to remember when Rodgers was universally praised as the NFL’s best QB.

That’s the same problem that Favre now faces, as both of the ex-Packers greats realize that their lives haven’t been the same since they chose to leave Green Bay behind.

“It’s over and done with. I was at fault,” said Favre, during a 2013 radio interview.

He also acknowledged that ‘both sides had a part in it,’ while discussing a messy divorce with the Packers that created years of Favre fatigue among fans and the media. 

READ MORE ON NFLBut the fact that Favre said 12 years ago ‘I was at fault,’ was telling then and is even more of a revelation now.

Even if the ‘Fall of Favre’ documentary is one-sided and lopsided, it’s impossible to watch Jenn Sterger’s tale without wondering what in the heck happened to a gunslinger from Mississippi who once had the best backstory in the NFL.

As the QB-needy Steelers begin OTAs, it’s also impossible to remember when Rodgers was super likeable, down to earth and easy to root for.

No one knows the Steelers better than Bradshaw, who led a dynasty in Pittsburgh.

“The thing that that I’m most proud of our four Super Bowls, it was the same team,” Bradshaw exclusively told talkSPORT in February.

Bradshaw shredding his old franchise for drooling over a 41-year-old Rodgers is so spot-on that it hurts.

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Rodgers and Brett Favre both had to make amends with Packers fansCredit: Getty

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Favre won the Super Bowl with the Packers in 1999Credit: Getty

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Rodgers dealt with regular frustration as a New York JetCredit: Getty“That to me is just a joke,” Bradshaw said. “What are you going to do? Bring him in for one year, are you kidding me? 

“That guy needs to stay in California. Go somewhere and chew on bark and whisper to the gods out there.”

Rodgers won four NFL MVPs and threw 475 touchdowns with the best small-market franchise in the NFL, becoming one of the greatest QBs in league history.

Then he believed he was too good to be held back by Green Bay, and his career has been a running joke since.

Throw in the fact that Rodgers keeps making the Steelers wait and wait, after going 6-12 with the New York Jets and getting his head coach fired, and it’s indisputable that a man with $380 million in career earnings was much better off when he was a football god adored inside Lambeau Field.

“There’s a lot of love for me and how I feel about the team,” Rodgers recently said on the YNK Podcast.

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“If I do or I don’t (retire as a Packer), I don’t think it should make a difference. I’m not sure yet. 

“If they approached me about it, I probably would.”

Favre would love to be a perfect Packer in 2025.

That’s impossible.

Read More on talkSPORTRodgers is stuck on his own weird island, more removed than ever from everything that made him so cool in Green Bay.

In a decade, they’ll both be in the Hall of Fame — because they once were Packers.