Packers coach Matt LaFleur knows he and his players will get plenty of questions this week about facing Aaron Rodgers for the first time since the four-time MVP quarterback left Green Bay.

LaFleur is trying his best to deflect them.

“We’re playing the Pittsburgh Steelers, who happen to have Aaron Rodgers,” LaFleur said Monday. “It’s as simple as that.”

In reality, it’s not nearly that simple.

Rodgers spent 18 seasons with Green Bay, led the Packers to their most recent Super Bowl championship. The Packers traded Rodgers to the New York Jets shortly before the 2023 draft, but he never got to play against his former team during his Jets tenure.

That opportunity comes Sunday night when the Packers (4-1-1) visit the Steelers (4-2), who signed Rodgers in June. It’s also the first time

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