Nevertheless, Rodgers still has the ability to do the things that makes him who he is. He did that during Tuesday’s practice a couple of times, which caught LaFleur’s attention.

“He’s played the game with a certain style for his whole career and he’s done it at a pretty high level,” LaFleur said. “I think just some of the things that he’s been able to really enhance within our offense has been a lot of fun to watch. … We never want to take that playmaker away from him.”

Added Hackett: “Aaron is Aaron. Aaron has done some pretty good things up to this point in his career. And I think we’re still trying to understand this whole offense as a group and where we can try to take him even farther. I think that’s what we’re always trying to find out, what we’re trying to accomplish. We just want to make it even easier for him. He’s already at a very high level and we’ve all seen that. We all know that. And I think that our job as coaches with this offense is to just try to fit it with him and give him more ammo.”

Extra points

The University of California announced Rodgers made a “seven-figure gift” to the football program that will be used to renovate the locker room and endow a scholarship which will go to a junior-college transfer player. Rodgers came to Cal as a transfer from Butte Community College and played two seasons (2003, 2004) for the Bears. … LaFleur excused veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis from minicamp because Lewis is finishing up his coursework to earn his degree from UCLA. … The Packers added ex-Jacksonville Jaguars tight end Pharoah McKever on waivers. … Ex-Packers GM Ted Thompson was at practice. … LaFleur continues to coach from a golf cart as he recovers from a ruptured Achilles’ tendon. Is he getting used to it? “I’ll never get used to that, just sitting there. You just feel a little bit like you’re not in the mix. You feel a little detached,” LaFleur replied. “But thankfully it’s only for a couple more days. I hope to be out of that cart come training camp.” … Rodgers was critical of Toronto Raptors fans that appeared to cheer when Golden State Warriors star Kevin Durant suffered what appeared to be his own Achilles’ injury during Game 5 of the NBA Finals. “I’ve been in situations before and I’ve seen it in other stadiums. I do think that it is a little bit disgusting to cheer a player getting hurt and having to leave the field,” Rodgers said, referring to cheers that were audible when he broke his collarbone at Minnesota in 2017. “There’s no place for that in sports.”

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