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Quarterback Aaron Rodgers may be the only member of the Green Bay Packers offense to make the NFC Pro Bowl squad, but he knows he didn't earn the honor all alone.
"I realize this is not just an individual reward," said Rodgers, who found out Tuesday afternoon he had been named one of three NFC quarterbacks on the Pro Bowl team, along with New Orleans' Drew Brees and Minnesota's Brett Favre.
"This reflects team success. Definitely this is something that you hope for but you need to play well as a team. This is a team achievement in my opinion."
Rodgers is a Pro Bowler for the first time in just his second season as a starter. Last Sunday against Seattle, he became the first quarterback in league history to top 4,000 yards passing in each of his first two seasons as a starter.
He's also surrounded by a 1,200-yard rusher in Ryan Grant and two 1,000-yard receivers in Greg Jennings and Donald Driver (though Driver needs four more yards to reach 1,000 th..
Source: Packers.com
