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Alright. I'm just going to address the elephant in the room. The Packers lost Aaron Rodgers today -- possibly, for the remainder of the season -- and it just so happens a 29 year-old unsigned free-agent, who threw 16 TD's to 4 INT's last year is still looking for a team to play on.

Also, he grew up in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Loved watching the Packers as a child and idolized Brett Favre. Packer fans and Ted Thompson: let's sign Colin Kaepernick to the

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