Packers QB Rodgers: ‘Long history’ with Red Cross

Posted on April 23, 2018

Aaron Rodgers won a Super Bowl with the Green Bay Packers in 2011. (Photo courtesy CAA Sports)

By Greg Halbleib

One of the National Football League’s best-known active players says he has a long history with the Red Cross, the next chapter of which is Tuesday night in Bloomington-Normal.

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is the featured speaker at the 25th annual Red Cross Evening of Stars at the Mariott in Uptown Normal. The event is sold out.

Aaron Rodgers said he has a history of working with the Red Cross that goes back to his childhood.

“We were always encouraged as kids to do charity work,” Rodgers told WJBC’s Marc Strauss. “Around the holidays, we picked some charities to work with and volunteer for. The Red Cross always has some opportunities for people looking to help other folks.”

PODCAST: Listen to Marc’s interview with Rodgers on WJBC.

Rodgers said he understands the revolving door life of playing in the NFL.

“You know in this league, especially as a quarterback having an opportunity to play longer than most of my friends and teammates, there’s going to be a time where a lot of the guys you grew up playing with are elsewhere or retired,” Rodgers said.

Rodgers quarterbacked the Packers to the championship in Super Bowl XLV after the 2010 season and was named the game’s most valuable player. He was named the NFL MVP in 2011 and 2014.

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