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<p>Aaron Rodgers isn&#8217;t blinking.</p>



<p>On Tuesday at 8:30 a.m., Packers players were scheduled to attend <strong>the team&#8217;s first day of mandatory minicamp</strong>, but Green Bay&#8217;s disgruntled star quarterback was a no-show, according to NFL Network&#8217;s <a href="https://twitter.com/TomPelissero/status/1402259962684968962" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Tom Pelissero</a>. </p>



<p>Rodgers&#8217; expected absence comes after the reigning MVP opted out of voluntary OTAs with the Packers in May. </p>



<p>The <strong>newly engaged</strong> QB&#8217;s continued boycott could end up costing him a pretty penny, depending on how the Packers want to handle the divorce. </p>



<p>Rodgers could be fined $93,085 for missing minicamp, or Green Bay can choose to waive the fine and make it an excused absence, according to ESPN.</p>



<p>So far, Rodgers&#8217; holdout, specifically missing OTAs, has caused him to forfeit his $500,000 workout bonus.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img  data-src="/uploads/2021/06/08/aaron-rodgers-is-officially-a-packers-holdout-0.jpg" /><figcaption>Aaron Rodgers is officially holding out after not showing up to the Packers&#8217; mandatory minicamp on Tuesday.</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">Getty Images</span></figcaption></figure>



<p>Any monetary penalties handed down to Rodgers won&#8217;t come until the official start of training camp, which begins on July 27.</p>



<p>If Rodgers continues his boycott throughout the start of training camp, the Packers will be required to fine him $50,000 for each day he misses. The team could also pursue repayment of millions in bonus money. </p>



<p>However, the Packers hope the rift won&#8217;t reach that point and the team is continuing to work on its relationship with Rodgers, Pelissero reported.</p>







<p>While on ESPN&#8217;s &#8220;Get Up&#8221; Tuesday morning, NFL reporter Adam Schefter said Rodgers feels strongly about his continued boycott of the Packers.</p>



<p>Schefter and Pelissero both noted that Rodgers&#8217; time away has given Green Bay time to work more closely with quarterback Jordan Love — whom the team selected as Rodgers&#8217; presumed replacement in the 2020 NFL Draft. </p>



<p>Rodgers, who&#8217;s maintained he wants out of Green Bay, has said his issues aren&#8217;t with Love.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img  data-src="/uploads/2021/06/08/aaron-rodgers-is-officially-a-packers-holdout-1.jpg" /><figcaption>Jordan Love (left) watches Aaron Rodgers during a Packers practice on Sept. 4, 2020.</figcaption><figcaption><span class="credit">AP</span></figcaption></figure>



<p>“It’s just kind of about a philosophy and maybe forgetting that it is about the people that make the thing go. It’s about character, it’s about culture, it’s about doing things the right way,&#8221; Rodgers said during a <strong>virtual appearance on &#8220;SportsCenter</strong>&#8221; in late May — his first time speaking out about his broken relationship with the Packers.</p>



<p>Rodgers, who turns 38 this year, is currently under contract with the Packers through 2023.&nbsp;</p>
			 
					
									<p>This story originally appeared on: <strong>NyPost</strong> - Author:<strong>Jenna Lemoncelli</strong></p>]]></content:encoded>
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