Watkins: Rodgers is on 'another level' than Mahomes

Green Bay Packers wide receiver Sammy Watkins (11) participates in training camp on Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2022, at Ray Nitschke Field in Ashwaubenon, Wis. Samantha Madar/USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin / USA TODAY NETWORK

Sammy Watkins believes Aaron Rodgers is on 'another level' than Patrick Mahomes

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Larry Brown | Last updated 8/24/22

Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers are both incredible quarterbacks, but one wide receiver privileged to play with both of them thinks the Green Bay Packers stud is better.

A video was posted on the Packers’ official website showing analyst Larry McCarren interviewing Sammy Watkins. Watkins played on the Chiefs with Mahomes from 2018-2020. The receiver is entering his first season with Green Bay.

In the interview, McCarren retold a story. According to McCarren, Randall Cobb stood in front of Watkins’ locker and asked his Packers teammate, “Mahomes or Rodgers?”

Watkins apparently answered, “I think Pat is incredibly good, but A-Rod is on a whole ‘nother level.”

Watkins smiled when McCarren shared that story with him. The receiver responded to McCarren and said of Rodgers, “he’s amazing. How he controls the ball. How he put (sic) everybody in place. I’ve been with a lot of quarterbacks, and I never seen them carry theyself like Aaron Rodgers.”

Sammy Watkins, who's been on teams with both #Chiefs Patrick Mahomes and #Packers Aaron Rodgers was asked how the two compare:

"Pat is incredibly good but A-Rod is on a whole other level." pic.twitter.com/a1215aG3mG

— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) August 23, 2022

Mahomes is a fantastic player. He’s won a Super Bowl, league MVP and he’s made four straight Pro Bowls. He’s right up there as one of the best players in the league.

Rodgers is 38, has won consecutive MVP awards and seems to be getting better with age. The Packers quarterback is also incredibly accurate, and quite likely the most accurate quarterback in the league. Watkins seems to believe that is the case.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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