Editing Aaron Rodgers (section)

{{short description|American football player (born 1983)}}
{{For|the Australian rules footballer|Aaron Rogers}}
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{{Use American English|date=July 2021}}
{{Infobox NFL biography
| image        = Aaron Rodgers OCT2022 (cropped).jpg
| caption      = Rodgers with the [[Green Bay Packers]] in 2022
| current_team =
| number       = 
| position     = [[Quarterback]]
| birth_date   = {{birth date and age|1983|12|2}}
| birth_place  = [[Chico, California]], U.S.
| height_ft    = 6
| height_in    = 2
| weight_lbs   = 223
| high_school  = [[Pleasant Valley High School (California)|Pleasant Valley]]<br>(Chico, California)
| college      = {{ubl|[[Butte Roadrunners football|Butte]] (2002)|[[California Golden Bears football|California]] (2003–2004)}}
| draftyear    = 2005
| draftround   = 1
| draftpick    = 24
| pastteams    =
* [[Green Bay Packers]] ({{NFL Year|2005|2022}})
* [[New York Jets]] ({{NFL Year|2023|2024}})
| status       = 
| highlights   =
* [[List of Super Bowl champions|Super Bowl champion]] ([[Super Bowl XLV|XLV]])
* [[Super Bowl Most Valuable Player Award|Super Bowl MVP]] ([[Super Bowl XLV|XLV]])
* 4× [[NFL Most Valuable Player]] (2011, 2014, 2020, 2021)
* 4× First-team [[All-Pro]] ([[2011 All-Pro Team|2011]], [[2014 All-Pro Team|2014]], [[2020 All-Pro Team|2020]], [[2021 All-Pro Team|2021]])
* Second-team All-Pro ([[2012 All-Pro Team|2012]])
* 10× [[Pro Bowl]] ([[2010 Pro Bowl|2009]], [[2012 Pro Bowl|2011]], [[2013 Pro Bowl|2012]], [[2015 Pro Bowl|2014]]–[[2017 Pro Bowl|2016]], [[2019 Pro Bowl|2018]]–[[2022 Pro Bowl|2021]])
* 4× [[List of National Football League season passer rating leaders|NFL passer rating leader]] (2011, 2012, 2020, 2021)
* 2× [[List of National Football League season passing touchdowns leaders|NFL passing touchdowns leader]] (2016, 2020)
* [[List of National Football League annual pass completion percentage leaders|NFL completion percentage leader]] (2020)
* [[NFL 2010s All-Decade Team]]
* [[Bart Starr Award]] (2014)
* [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year]] (2011)
* [[Bert Bell Award]] (2011)
* First-team [[List of All-Pac-12 Conference football teams|All-Pac-10]] ([[2004 All-Pacific-10 Conference football team|2004]])
;NFL records
* Career passer rating (minimum 1,500 attempts): 102.6
* Career TD–INT ratio (minimum 1,500 attempts): 4.3–1
* Single season passer rating: 122.5 (2011)
* Lowest interception percentage in a season: 0.3% (2018)
| statseason   = 2024
| statweek     = 
| statlabel1   = Passing attempts
| statvalue1   = 8,245
| statlabel2   = Passing completions
| statvalue2   = 5,369
| statlabel3   = Completion percentage
| statvalue3   = 65.1%
| statlabel4   = [[Touchdown|TD]]–[[Interception|INT]]
| statvalue4   = 503–116
| statlabel5   = Passing yards
| statvalue5   = 62,952
| statlabel6   = [[Passer rating]]
| statvalue6   = 102.6
| statlabel7   = Rushing yards
| statvalue7   = 3,573
| statlabel8   = Rushing touchdowns
| statvalue8   = 35
| pfr          = RodgAa00 
}}
'''Aaron Charles Rodgers''' (born December 2, 1983) is an American professional [[American football|football]] [[quarterback]]. He played [[college football]] for the [[California Golden Bears football|California Golden Bears]] (where he set several career passing records, including lowest single-season and career [[interception]] rates<ref name="calbears1">{{Cite web |title=Player Bio: Aaron Rodgers |url=http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rodgers_aaron00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727024226/http://www.calbears.com/sports/m-footbl/mtt/rodgers_aaron00.html |archive-date=July 27, 2011 |access-date=December 30, 2010 |website=The University of California Official Athletic Site}}</ref>), before being selected in the first round of the [[2005 NFL draft]] by the [[Green Bay Packers]], spending 18 seasons with the team.<ref>{{Cite web |title=National Football League: NFL Draft History |url=http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=2005&round=round1 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110703005338/http://www.nfl.com/draft/history/fulldraft?season=2005&round=round1 |archive-date=July 3, 2011 |access-date=December 30, 2010 |publisher=National Football League}}</ref> He is regarded among the greatest<ref>{{Cite web |date=August 30, 2018 |title=Where will Rodgers finish among the greatest QBs of all time? |url=http://www.nfl.com/videos/good-morning-football/0ap3000000952230/Where-will-Rodgers-finish-among-the-greatest-QBs-of-all-time |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181114060238/http://www.nfl.com/videos/good-morning-football/0ap3000000952230/Where-will-Rodgers-finish-among-the-greatest-QBs-of-all-time |archive-date=November 14, 2018 |access-date=November 13, 2018 |publisher=National Football League |type=Television production}}<br>{{Cite web |last=Siegel |first=Alan |date=February 28, 2018 |title=The top 25 NFL quarterbacks of all-time |url=https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2018/02/28/top-25-nfl-quarterbacks-of-all-time/21/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724211140/https://touchdownwire.usatoday.com/2018/02/28/top-25-nfl-quarterbacks-of-all-time/21/ |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=November 13, 2018 |website=[[USA Today]] |quote=By the time he's done, Rodgers may be No. 1 on this list. At 35, the seven-time Pro Bowler and two-time NFL MVP, who led the Packers to victory in Super Bowl XLV, is still going strong. He holds the NFL record in single-season and career passer rating (122.5, 103.2) and is creeping up on the leaders in nearly every major passing category.}}</ref> and most talented quarterbacks of all time.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Schein |first=Adam |date=January 18, 2021 |title=NFL Divisional Round aftermath: Aaron Rodgers most talented QB ever? Chiefs in trouble? |url=https://www.nfl.com/news/nfl-divisional-round-aftermath-aaron-rodgers-most-talented-qb-ever-chiefs-in-tro |access-date=April 4, 2023 |website=[[NFL.com]]}}<br>{{Cite web |last=Miller |first=Dalton |date=May 27, 2021 |title=Ranking the Top Quarterbacks in NFL History from Tom Brady to Warren Moon |url=https://www.profootballnetwork.com/ranking-top-quarterbacks-in-nfl-history/ |access-date=April 5, 2023 |website=Pro Football Network |language=en-US}}<br>{{Cite web |last=Schwab |first=Frank |date=February 1, 2023 |title=What is Tom Brady's place among the 5 greatest QBS in NFL history? |url=https://sports.yahoo.com/what-is-tom-bradys-place-among-the-5-greatest-qbs-in-nfl-history-161857912.html |access-date=April 4, 2023 |website=[[Yahoo! Sports]]}}</ref>

After backing up [[Brett Favre]] for the first three years of his NFL career, Rodgers became the Packers' starting quarterback in 2008. In the 2010 season, he led them to a victory in [[Super Bowl XLV]], earning the [[Super Bowl MVP]]. He was named [[Associated Press Athlete of the Year]] in 2011,<ref name="Male Athlete of the year">{{Cite news |date=December 21, 2011 |title=Rodgers named Male Athlete of the Year |work=[[Fox Sports]] |agency=[[Associated Press]] |url=http://msn.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Green-Bay-Packers-Aaron-Rodgers-2011-AP-Male-Athlete-of-Year-122111 |url-status=dead |access-date=May 13, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190718082529/https://www.foxsports.com/nfl/story/Green-Bay-Packers-Aaron-Rodgers-2011-AP-Male-Athlete-of-Year-122111 |archive-date=July 18, 2019}}</ref> and was voted [[National Football League Most Valuable Player Award|league MVP]] by the [[Associated Press]] for the 2011, 2014, 2020, and 2021 NFL seasons. Rodgers is the fifth player to win NFL MVP in consecutive seasons, joining [[Peyton Manning]], Favre, [[Joe Montana]] and [[Jim Brown]]. Rodgers has led the NFL six times in touchdown-to-interception ratio (2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2021);<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Yearly Leaders – Passing Touchdown/Interception Ratio |url=https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-tdintratio |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190407190912/https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-tdintratio |archive-date=April 7, 2019 |access-date=April 7, 2019 |website=FootballDB.com}}</ref> six times in lowest passing interception percentage (2009, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021);<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Yearly Passing Interception Percentage Leaders |url=https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-intpct |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724202503/https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-intpct |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2020 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref> four times in [[passer rating]] (2011, 2012, 2020, 2021);<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Yearly Passer Rating Leaders |url=https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-rating |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724211550/https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-rating |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2020 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref> and four times in touchdown passing percentage (2011, 2012, 2020, 2021);<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Yearly Touchdown Pass Percentage Leaders |url=https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-tdpct |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724202717/https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-tdpct |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2020 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref> three times in total touchdowns (2011, 2016, 2020); twice in touchdown passes (2016, 2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Yearly Touchdown Passes Leaders |url=https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-touchdowns |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724202559/https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-touchdowns |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2020 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref> and once in yards per attempt (2011) and completion percentage (2020).<ref>{{Cite web |title=NFL Yearly Passing Yards per Attempt Leaders |url=https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-ydsattempt |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200724202800/https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-ydsattempt |archive-date=July 24, 2020 |access-date=May 22, 2020 |website=FootballDB.com |language=en}}</ref> In 2023, Rodgers was traded to the [[New York Jets]], where he spent two seasons with the team.

Ranking first on the NFL's all-time regular-season [[NFL career passer rating leaders|career passer rating]] list, Rodgers is the most efficient quarterback of all time. Apart from a regular-season career passer rating of over 100 (the first to ever have a career rating over 100), he also holds the best touchdown-to-interception ratio and the lowest passing interception percentage in NFL history throughout the entire 2010s decade. In the postseason, he is second in both touchdown passes and touchdown-to-interception ratio, fourth in passing yards, and eighth in all-time passer rating. In the regular season, he has the best touchdown-to-interception ratio in NFL history at 4.34,<ref name="Football DB">{{Cite web |title=NFL Career Leaders – Passing Touchdown/Interception Ratio |url=http://www.footballdb.com/leaders/career-passing-tdintratio |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200508102359/https://www.footballdb.com/leaders/yearly-passing-tdintratio |archive-date=May 8, 2020 |access-date=November 3, 2014 |website=FootballDB.com}}</ref> holds the league's lowest [[NFL career passer rating leaders#All-time rankings in the 4 categories|career interception percentage]] at 1.4 percent<ref name="a">{{Cite web |title=NFL Career Pass Interception % Leaders |url=https://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_int_perc_career.htm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110815065956/http://www.pro-football-reference.com/leaders/pass_int_perc_career.htm |archive-date=August 15, 2011 |access-date=September 24, 2015 |website=[[Pro Football Reference]]}}</ref> and the highest [[NFL career passer rating leaders#Top 25 Single Season Passer Rating|single-season passer rating]] record of 122.5.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mayer |first=Larry |date=September 12, 2012 |title=Bears gearing up to battle Rodgers |url=http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-gearing-up-to-battle-Rodgers/e6d6b0b1-8aaf-427b-b4cc-ddd4d0544ba3 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925095614/http://www.chicagobears.com/news/article-1/Bears-gearing-up-to-battle-Rodgers/e6d6b0b1-8aaf-427b-b4cc-ddd4d0544ba3 |archive-date=September 25, 2015 |access-date=September 24, 2015 |publisher=[[Chicago Bears]]}}</ref> Rodgers is also a four-time winner of the [[Best NFL Player ESPY Award]].