“Aaron (Rodgers) and I were really close that year, but he wasn’t present for OTAs, so I was just getting it (from LaFleur),” Rodgers said.
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After 2022, the Green Bay Packers parted ways with starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers, but the team had released backup quarterback Kurt Benkert the year before.
The team decided to release Benkert before the 2022 season, and he claims that a tense relationship with head coach Matt LaFleur played a significant role in that decision.
Benkert rose to popularity among fans for his humorous social media posts.
On his Benkert and Blevins Bros video podcast on Twitch, Benkert discussed the circumstance and later clarified his views on X.
Benkert, a social media and video game enthusiast, claims that his off-field pursuits hurt his relationship with LaFleur.
During his brief tenure, the video game enthusiast Benkert gained notoriety and continued to be active on Twitch and Twitter. He claimed that his extracurricular activities damaged his friendship with LaFleur.
In response, Benkert wrote on Tuesday, ”
it was clear that it wasn’t liked so much.
Over a year of giving my point of view on how I see the game, offense, mixed in with the fact that I was doing a lot in the gaming / media space while being a player it was clear that it wasn’t liked so much.
So it didn’t really matter how well I thought I was playing, regardless. I was ultimately just a practice squad player who could be replaced.
Even though it was valued by others, the head coach didn’t find my point of view in conversation or my off-field endeavors to be appropriate.
“.I’ve been asked a lot about what I think of MLF and my experience with them, so I’ll be open and honest about my comments that we were “butting heads.”.
Let me begin by outlining my frank thoughts on the plan.
There is currently a better way to play offense, and it is out of date.
The answer is no.
— Kurt Benkert on October 10, 2023 (@KurtBenkert).
On his podcast video, he provided more context.
Benkert described a period of time surrounding organized team activities prior to the 2022 season as ”
he was just unloading on me every day, and I didn’t take it anymore, and that’s why I ended up getting cut.”.
“Obviously, that’s the reason I ultimately left the Packers.
I’ve never worked in a situation where I felt so unappreciated, and I no longer wanted to participate in the game there. And since I absolutely adored Green Bay, it kind of left me with a bad aftertaste. I ran for it.
I actually loved living in Green Bay, Wisconsin, and I had a great time there.
Those were my guys in the room with whom I really connected: (Nathaniel) Hackett and Luke Getsy had just left.
That year, Aaron (Rodgers) and I were very close, but he wasn’t present for the organized team activities, so I had to rely on LaFleur for information.
When will this end?
The former Packers quarterback wanted it known that it’s crucial to keep in mind that there are other factors besides performance that lead to NFL players being released.
You might have overlooked the fact that sometimes people just have different personalities that don’t mesh well with the ones in charge if you believe that players are only fired for poor performance or bad behavior.
I’m sure some of you have gone through it before, and the NFL is no different.
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Benkert spent the previous season competing for the XFL’s San Antonio Brahmas.