Aaron didn't have many opportunities to play football before 25
Aaron developed a strong passion for NFL games as a child. From an early age, he was able to identify various football formations. Despite being a good quarterback at Chico's Pleasant Valley High School, Rodgers wasn't heavily pursued by collegiate football programs. He didn't receive a scholarship from a football program because he was from a small town, which is one of the most interesting facts about Aaron Rodgers. Before going to the University of California, Berkeley in 2003, he spent a year playing at Butte College, a community college in the adjacent town of Oroville. After seeing a video of him playing and so beginning his collegiate career, Coach Jeff Tedford then visited the junior college. The coach was so impressed with the young quarterback that he gave him a scholarship to Butte College before he ultimately transferred to the University of California to play for the Golden Bears.
He quickly took over as the starting quarterback for the school's Golden Bears, leading them to a 10-2 record and a position of ninth in the final Associated Press poll of the season in 2004. Rodgers was selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft and was named first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference. He subsequently started a protracted apprenticeship as Brett Favre's backup quarterback for the team. In his first three seasons in the league (2005-07), Rodgers played in just seven games, which was a very little amount of activity.
He quickly took over as the starting quarterback for the school's Golden Bears, leading them to a 10-2 record and a position of ninth in the final Associated Press poll of the season in 2004. Rodgers was selected by the Packers in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft and was named first-team All-Pacific-10 Conference. He subsequently started a protracted apprenticeship as Brett Favre's backup quarterback for the team. In his first three seasons in the league (2005-07), Rodgers played in just seven games, which was a very little amount of activity.
