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Hello and welcome.

It's our number two.

Hour number two of our radio program, it's the National Football League,

cheese curds in the air everywhere.

Aaron Rogers going on the record for the first time, putting his mug on camera since demanding a trade and dropping that bombshell at the NFL draft.

Rogers giving a vague comment, leaving all options open when talking about his future with the Packers.

What grade do we give, Aaron Rogers?

What letter grade on his first public comments?

We'll get to that and more here in hour number two.

Breaking the silence, welcome in the beginning of another hour, the Ben Mather Show.

We are in the air everywhere as we punched the clock, coast to coast, border to border,

and beyond on the vast and powerful microphones of FSR emanating live from the sweatshop, slaving away over a hot microphone here.

The Fox Sports Radio Studios, good to have you along for the ride.

So it finally happened.

We told you this was going to happen last week.

Our lead coming from television slash the NFL Monday night.

Aaron Rogers had a chance to end the standoff between himself and the Green Bay Packers going on the record,

on the record about a very public rift that has taken place that's been going on since the NFL draft,

April 29th, when someone from Aaron Rogers camp, his posse, leaked the story about Rogers being unhappy and wanting a trade, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

So did Aaron Rogers retire?

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