The base-level history is too obvious to ignore: Brett Favre wanted to keep playing after flirting with retirement for years, the Packers wanted to move on with Rodgers before his rookie contract was up. The exact same thing happened with Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love.

Future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers has gone out of his way to live out his NFL career differently than his Hall of Fame, Green Bay Packers predecessor Brett Favre. However, he may soon have the opportunity to completely retrace Favre's career.

Yes, on paper, the stage might just be set for Rodgers to follow the Brett Favre career path and join the Minnesota Vikings next year.