Aaron Rodgers trolls California fans with 49ers ‘announcement’

Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers is taking part in this week’s Pebble Beach Pro-Am Golf Tournament in California’s Monterey County.

The backdrop here are continued rumors linking the four-time NFL MVP to the San Francisco 49ers in his native Northern California.

Since finishing up shop in a non-playoff season with Green Bay, speculation has increased that the 39-year-old Rodgers will be traded. He touched on that earlier in the week, indicating that trade talks between the Packers and other teams have started without him being involved.

The backdrop here is San Francisco’s quarterback situation. Both Trey Lance and Jimmy Garoppolo suffered serious injuries during the regular season. After putting up an historic start to his career, rookie seventh-round pick Brock Purdy suffered an elbow injury in San Francisco’s NFC Championship Game loss to the Philadelphia Eagles this past Sunday. He’s expected to miss at least six months.

So, about that whole Aaron Rodgers trade to the 49ers? The quarterback spoke on that while teeing off from Pebble Beach on Thursday. Whether he was just trolling local fans or something else, the future Hall of Famer told those at the event that he was not heading to the 49ers. You be the judge whether he was being serious.