Aaron Brooks Still Unemployed » Brats & Beer

November 15, 2007
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At the beginning of the season, Ted Thompson decided to keep just two quarterbacks on the roster, backup Aaron Rodgers and starter Brett Favre. Now that it is Week 11, TT decided to get around to filling that hole.

The Packers invited six unsigned players to an open tryout this week, including former New Orleans Saints starter Aaron Brooks. Just the thought of Brooks in a Packer uniform again took me right back to 1999 and nearly sent me into seizures. “No, no, no!” I yelled. Thankfully it looks like the danger has past.

According to the Press-Gazette, Brooks’ workout didn’t go so well because he’s still healing from a strained pectoral muscle suffered last season with the Raiders. Coach McCarthy, who was offensive coordinator with the Saints from 2000 to 2004, said afterwards, “We just wanted to see what kind of shape he was in,” as in “I was there when you threw that backwards pass to the offensive lineman, remember?”