The difference between Aaron Rodgers and Tom Brady is more than just six Super Bowl rings.
Whereas Rodgers is trying to force a trade from the Packers because of a feud with management that began when Green Bay drafted his potential successor Jordan Love last season, Brady is taking Buccaneers rookie teammate Kyle Trask under his wing.
“He reached out to me a couple days after the draft and he was just checking in on when I get into town so we can get together and maybe do some throwing and things like that,” Trask said on NFL Network. “It meant a lot to me.”
It’s not entirely apples-to-apples.
Love was a first-round pick, whereas Trask is a second-round pick.
Rodgers also was caught off guard by the selection of Love, whereas Brady was informed the Buccaneers could be drafting a quarterback before it happened.
Rodgers wanted more playmakers to help the Packers get over the hump of four losses in the NFC Championship Game in the last decade as he tries to add to his one Super Bowl ring. Brady, who just won his seventh Super Bowl, will benefit from the Buccaneers bringing back all 22 starters and other key contributors this season.
Buccaneers general manager Jason Licht also preempted any potential quarterback controversy when he declared Brady has earned the right to start until he decides to stop playing. The Buccaneers also have veteran backup Blaine Gabbert. The big-armed Trask is a good fit for coach Bruce Arians’ “no risk it, no biscuit” offense.
“I mean first and foremost, I just want to do anything I can to help the team and obviously the goal is going to be to win another Super Bowl,” Trask said. “And that’s going to be my main focus and whatever I can do at the end of the day to kind of lead the team in the right direction, I’ll be willing to do that.”
