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    Aaron Rodgers disappointed in teammates’ Pro Bowl efforts

    Aaron Rodgers is not here to make friends. (US Presswire)Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was proud to represent the NFC in Sunday's Pro Bowl. His team lost, only the third time Rodgers had to undergo such a trauma in the 2011 season.

    Though it's an exhibition game with an unspoken motto of, "Just don't get hurt," Rodgers told ESPN Milwaukee he was disappointed in his NFC teammates' effort.

    "I'll be honest with you," Rodgers said. "I was a little bit disappointed. I felt like some of the guys on the NFC side embarrassed themselves. [...]

    "I wanted to know the plays and I wanted to play well, and I wanted to give the fans a show, and make the Green Bay fans who watched and were watching for me and my teammates, I wanted to make them proud of their Pro Bowlers. I was just surprised that some of the guys either didn't want to play or when they were in there didn't put any effort into it."

    Did someone forget to give Rodgers the memo about the Pro Bowl? Aaron, it's about two things: A) Getting a free trip to Hawaii and B) Not getting hurt. Of course players weren't going full out. Most of them had not played a game in weeks. They are still healing from the bumps and bruises of the season, and want to avoid getting any more at all costs. They're at the game to have fun, not memorize a playbook.

    Perhaps Rodgers is still smarting about being ousted from the playoffs before winning a single game. Maybe he just needs an outlet for his competitiveness, and he had high hopes for the Pro Bowl. But instead of getting mad at his NFC compatriots, Rodgers should think about installing Words with Friends or Angry Birds on his phone.

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    • Gopher Thomas  •  Denver, Colorado  •  26 days ago
      Sarah Palin plays harder then them stupid hound dogs on the field. They should be ousted for running like milk duds and cleansing their soles with the fountains of evil. Left wing chickens often are thought to be pro-bowl studs. Who can doubt this or other things in life. You know what I mean?
    • Huggy  •  Detroit, Michigan  •  3 months ago
      Turned it off after about 10 mins. The linemen were playing patty-cakes. It reminded me of Friday walkthrough practice before saturday games-- Not even HALF speed! The announcers were even calling it pathetic before I tuned out.
      • Brent P 3 months ago
        WOW! your more patient than I am. I don't think I lasted until the second series. I may have watched five plays and just said, What the F....
      • Matt 3 months ago
        @Huggy Exactly! The line play was an absolute joke. They should just do a skills competition or 7-on-7 and not even televise it.
      • Loosh 3 months ago
        The game is a lost cause. No redeeming aspects whatsoever... Needs a complete reboot.
    • the darb  •  Charlotte, North Carolina  •  3 months ago
      The fans who paid deserve some effort,not just dancing bears.
      • jose 3 months ago
        agreed
      • Dave 3 months ago
        Would you pay to go to a pro bowl before seeing it? I didn't think so. You probably have common sense.
      • UbiquityHasRisen 3 months ago
        Dancing bears would have been infinitely more entertaining.
    • Mike H  •  3 months ago
      I watched it on mute in Applebee's. Kept pointing and laughing. Wow, was it ever the most pitiful thing I've ever seen.
      • Patrick 3 months ago
        I'm not sure you are allowed to call something pitiful while eating at Applebee's.
      • Sonny 3 months ago
        Yea, what he said.
      • Hulk 3 months ago
        Who in their right mind eats at Applebees? lmfao

        that place microwaves all their food,, article out a few weeks back
    • michael  •  Parkersburg, West Virginia  •  3 months ago
      Nothing like rewarding a bunch of millionaires with a free vacation and fat check to do absolutley nothing. Let's just give the money to our Wounded Warriors and homeless vets instead. Shamefull lack of effort.
      • David 3 months ago
        I agree!!! The best thing about the Pro Bowl was the singing of the National Anthem by soldier Vasquez!!! Free vacations for the already rich while many people are trying to come up with the money to make ends meet.
      • Txus 3 months ago
        its because all u people would rather pay for wat ur watching and not for wat is watching over u..............
      • James C 3 months ago
        You misspelled shameful.
    • Will  •  3 months ago
      We turned it off also. Rodgers is right, the fans deserve better than what they got. He deserves credit for saying something a lot of people thought.
      • Just Me 3 months ago
        pro bowl is a joke and needs to stop
      • Blargedy Blarwarble 3 months ago
        I agree Will, I couldn't believe how lame it was.
      • TCDave 3 months ago
        Rodgers is a class act. Truly a dying breed.
    • Rich  •  3 months ago
      The Pro Bowl has become a joke in recent years and should be dropped. When players only go half speed, thats when most injuries happen. It's a game that only interests the NFL, sponsors, ABC, CBS, NBC, Fox and ESPN. And if the fool that wrote this article thinks Arron Rodgers "missed the memo", she's the biggest fool and joke of all...
    • Donald S  •  Indianapolis, Indiana  •  3 months ago
      Rodgers is right though. The last few years the Pro Bowl has become a joke.
    • Chuck  •  Millington, Tennessee  •  3 months ago
      Why play it if no one wants to play? Just do a Madden talk show and hope they don't trip on the stairs. How bout the second and third string guys play in it. I bet its a good game espically if their contracts are about up.
    • Adam C  •  3 months ago
      Is Maggie Hendricks, Chris Chase's sister?
    • Andrew S  •  Inglewood, California  •  3 months ago
      Aaron is right. The Pro Bowl has become such a joke it's unwatchable. You watch the guys play and no no is trying hard, no one cares. What's the point of even having the #$%$ Pro Bowl if people are just gonna give 1/3 their effort? They need to mix it up.
    • Andrew  •  3 months ago
      I never thought a sports article would advocate athletes putting in no effort and basically sticking up their middle fingers at fans. perhaps if the pro bowl players were more like aaron rodgers, people would actually watch the game
    • BABYBOY  •  Earth City, Missouri  •  3 months ago
      Hes right,
      They should make the pro bowl a skills competition only, The guys at pro bowl aint even going at 50% which is a joke too the real football fan.
    • Brian  •  Westland, Michigan  •  3 months ago
      They should play flag football. Then they could put all the effort into it and not get hurt.
    • SB 13  •  3 months ago
      The man's a competitor, you can't blame him. He's right, the AFC players had much more energy and showed an actual will to win. It was painful to watch the NFC players...
    • Austin G  •  3 months ago
      Only way to get people to care is to actually play well. I know the defense isn't trying to kill people, but between this and the NHL all star game, the superstars of the leagues really look like crap. Have more pride
    • .  •  3 months ago
      End the Pro-Bowl.
    • Jay  •  Kahului, Hawaii  •  3 months ago
      the only thing more boring than watching the probowl on TV is watching it live
      sincerely, Honolulu resident
    • Curious George  •  Thiensville, Wisconsin  •  3 months ago
      Time was when players played hard in the Pro Bowl because they were honored to be there. Of course, back then reporters reported the news and kept their opinions to themselves. We would be much better if both were the case now. The entire second half of this article is an embarrassment to journalism. Let's hope players like Rodgers continue to tell it like it is, and writers like Ms. Hendricks go back to school to learn all over again what they should have been taught the first time through.
    • Alaina H  •  Fort Walton Beach, Florida  •  3 months ago
      I agree with Aaron!!!

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