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Patience pays off for Rodgers

By Mike Loveday
ESPNRISE.com

Friday, October 24, 2008

Patience. It's the one thing Green Bay Packers' quarterback Aaron Rodgers has proved he has without a doubt. In high school, he passed on the only Division I-A offer he had in hopes of getting a better offer, and after college he famously waited in the green room at the NFL Draft for his name to be called. All he had to do next was wait four seasons before he got his shot at NFL stardom. This week, Rodgers is the latest NFL player to be profiled in our continuing series on ESPN RISE about unk ...

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