UNDATED (AP) — Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst has reiterated that the team remains committed to quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
ESPN reported Thursday in the hours leading up to the NFL draft that Rodgers doesn’t want to return to the Packers. Gutekunst said in a statement released by the team that “we are committed to Aaron in 2021 and beyond.”
Gutekunst’s statement hasn’t stopped reports that have the Packers shopping the QB.
In other NFL news:
— The Steelers have signed backup quarterback Mason Rudolph to a one-year contract extension through the 2022 season. Rudolph has played in 15 games for the Steelers, most of them in 2019 when Roethlisberger went down with a right elbow injury at halftime of Week 2. Rudolph is 5-3 as a starter, completing 176 of 283 passes for 1,765 yards and 13 touchdowns and nine interceptions.
— The Panthers are picking up the fifth-year option on wide receiver D.J. Moore’s contract, according to a person familiar with the situation. Moore has developed into the team’s No. 1 receiver in his three years with the team, grabbing 208 passes for 3,156 yards and 10 touchdowns. He has put together back-to-back 1,000-yard seasons for Carolina, including a career-high 1,193 yards last season.
— The Seahawks have signed former first-round defensive tackle Robert Nkemdiche. He was a top prospect coming out of Mississippi, but his NFL career has been mostly a flop. His best season came in 2018 when he had a career-high 32 tackles and 4½ sacks, before a knee injury cut short his season.
