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Aaron Rodgers

Quarterback, Green Bay Packers

Career Highlights: Aaron Rodgers, who finished his second season as the starting quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, was selected to his first Pro Bowl last season…Rodgers is the first quarterback in NFL history to throw for 4,000 yards in the first two seasons that he started a game…In 2009 he started every game for the Packers for the second straight season and completed 350 of 541 passes for 4,434 yards, 30 touchdowns and seven interceptions for a 103.2 rating, which ranked fourth in the NFL…Rodgers ranked fourth in the league in passing yards, fourth in touchdown passes and first in interception percentage (1.29)…He posted 12 games without an interception on the season, breaking Bart Starr’s franchise record of 11 set in 1964… Rodgers 4,434 passing yards on the season ranks second in franchise history only behind Lynn Dickey’s 4,458 yards in 1984…Rodgers debuted as Brett Favre’s successor in Green Bay at the start of the 2008 season, and along with Favre is only the second quarterback in franchise history to post back-to-back seasons with 4,000 yards passing  ...Rodgers is the first quarterback in NFL history to throw 30 or more touchdowns, seven or fewer interceptions, and rush for five touchdowns in the same season…Last season, Rodgers led the Packers to a 11-5 record, finishing the second half of the season 7-1 and secured a wild card playoff berth…Rodgers led the Packers against the Arizona Cardinals in the highest scoring playoff game in NFL history, which they eventually lost in overtime 51-45… Aaron Rodgers made his starting quarterback debut in 2008 with a 24-19 win over the Minnesota Vikings … He finished the 2008 season with 341completions on 536 attempts, 29 touchdown passes and a total of 4,038 yards… Rodgers was selected by the Packers as the 24th overall pick (second quarterback) in the 2005 NFL Draft …A standout quarterback at the University of California, Rodgers was named First-Team All-Pac 10 Conference and Second-Team Academic All-Pac 10 choice last season…A true student of the game and protégé of Cal Head Coach Jeff Tedford, Rodgers emerged as one of the nation’s premier quarterbacks as a junior…His 161.2 passing efficiency rating in 2004 established a school season-record, as he led the fifth-ranked offense (492.4 yards per game) in the NCAA…He boasts a 17-5 record as a starting quarterback for the Bears…In two seasons at California, Rodgers completed 424 of 665 passes (63.8 percent) for 5,469 yards, 43 touchdowns adding 336 yards and eight scores on 160 rushing attempts… In the 2004 University of Southern California game, Rodgers tied the NCAA single-game consecutive completions record, connecting on his first 23 attempts (Tee Martin of Tennessee first accomplished that feat vs. South Carolina in 1998) and set a new NCAA overall consecutive completions record with 26 straight (three at Oregon State the week prior followed by 23 at USC), breaking Martin’s 1998 record of 24…Rodgers gained 5,805 yards in total offense at California, sixth-best career total in school annals…Prior to Cal, he attended Butte (Cal.) Junior College in 2002, where he led the team to 10-1 record and second-place national ranking.

Updated: June 2010
Courtesy NBC

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