Biography #5: Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers is the quarterback for the Green Bay Packers. He played at California for college. Aaron had 1 good year there. He thought he deserved to be the 1st pick of the 2005 NFL Draft. Alex Smith was drafted first, and Aaron Rodgers ended up being the 24th pick by the Green Bay Packers. He has played for them as number 12 ever since, starting his career as the backup quarterback under Brett Favre. Rodgers got the starting job in 2008 when Favre "retired". In 2010, the Packers won the Super Bowl against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Aaron Rodgers was named Super Bowl MVP. Rodgers is 6 ft. 2 in., and 225 pounds. On April 26, 2013, the Packers and Rodgers agreed to a 5 year, $110 million contract extension making him the highest paid player in NFL history.

Awards and Achievements:

 

- NFL Records

• Single season QB Passer Rating (122.5)^[1][2]
• Highest career passer rating in regular season with a minimum of 1,500 passing attempts (104.9)
• Only quarterback in history to have a career passer rating of over 100.0
• Only quarterback in history to have a career passer rating of over 100.0 in both the regular season and post season.
• Lowest career pass interception % (1.7%)
• Most games with a passer rating of over 110.0 (12) and 100.0 (13) in a season.
• Most consecutive games with a passer rating of over 100.0 (12) and 110.0 (11)
• Most consecutive games with a passer rating of over 100.0 (12) and 110.0 (11) to start a season.
• Second highest career completion percentage in the regular season (65.7%)
• Third most passing yards in a single postseason (1,094)
• Most passing yards by a quarterback in their first playoff game (423)
• Only quarterback to have over 400 passing yards, 4 touchdown passes, & 2 rushing touchdowns in the same game.
• Best touchdown to interception ratio in NFL history (171:46)
• Tied NFL record for most consecutive games with at least two touchdown passes (13).
• Tied NFL record for most consecutive playoff games with at least 3 touchdown passes (3).
• Most touchdown passes by a quarterback in his first three playoff games (10)
• Only player in NFL history to pass for over 4,000 yards in each of the first two seasons as a starting QB
• Only player in NFL history to throw 45+ touchdowns, and 6 or fewer interceptions in a single season
• Second best touchdown to interception ratio in a season (45:6)
• One of only four quarterbacks (Kurt Warner, Eli Manning, and Dan Marino) to pass for over 1,000 yards in a single postseason
• One of only two quarterbacks to have a seasonal passer rating of over 120.0
• 7x FedEx Air Player of the Week (Week 11, 2010 & Weeks 4–7, 9, 13, 2011)
• 6× NFC Player of the Month
• The Wisconsin Legislature approved a resolution that declared December 12, 2012 (stylized as 12/12/12) "Aaron Rodgers Day" in his honor as Rodgers also wears number 12.^[77][78]
• Threw the fewest interceptions (42) before throwing career touchdown 150 (Dan Marino threw 69 interceptions)
• Only Rodgers, Marino, and Favre have thrown for over 30 touchdowns in more than one season before turning the age of 30

- Packer Records

• Most passing yards in a season (4,643)
• Most touchdown passes in a season (45)
• Best touchdown to interception ratio in a season (45:6)
• Highest completion percentage in a season (68.3%)
• Highest yards per attempt in a season (9.25)
• Highest passing touchdown % in a season (9.0%)
• Best pass interception % in a season (1.2%)
• Best career pass interception % (1.7%)
• Most passing yards in a playoff game (423)
• Most games with a passer rating of over 100.0, 110.0, 120.0 & 130.0 in a season.
• Most consecutive games with a passer rating of over 100.0 and 110.0 in a season.
• Most passing yards in a single postseason (1,094).
• Most passing yards (304) and touchdowns (3) in a Super Bowl
• Most passing yards by a quarterback in their first year as a starter (4,038)
• Highest completion percentage in a playoff game with a minimum of 25 attempts (86.1%)
• Tied record for most passing touchdowns in a game (6)
• Highest career passer rating in regular season (104.9)
• Second highest career passer rating in postseason (103.6)
• 2nd most rushing yards by a quarterback in a season (356)
• Most seasons with a passer rating of over 100.0 (4)
• Most consecutive seasons with a passer rating of over 100.0 (4)
• Most touchdown passes in back to back seasons (84)
• Most touchdown passes in a single postseason (9)
• Only QB to pass for over 4,000 yards and rush for over 300 yards in a season
• Highest career completion percentage (65.7%)
• Highest career yards per attempt (8.1)
• Most games with a completion percentage of over 70.0% in a season (7)
• Highest passing yards per game average in a season (309)
• Only QB to pass for over 400 yards in a playoff game
• Only QB to average over 300 passing yards in a season.

 

Aaron Rodgers in 2008

 

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