Walter Payton's son turned down opportunity to play for Packers?

At the time, most players would’ve jumped at the opportunity to play for the Green Bay Packers. Brett Favre was nearing the end of his retirement but they were grooming Aaron Rodgers. They’d be in the NFC championship game just one year after the offer. If Payton had taken the opportunity, he could’ve extended his career. However he chose to honor his father’s legacy and stay away from all things green and gold. Walter Payton had unmatched success against the Packers in the 1980s.

As a fan of the rivalry you have to respect his decision to stay away from Green Bay. As a fan of the Packers, we are glad we didn’t have to see “Payton” on the backs of any of our jerseys. Back then the rivalry was still that — a rivalry.  The Packers and Bears traded wins every so often (even though Favre got the better of them more times than not).  It was easy to hate the other team because you would often times see your time lose. However, over the last decade and a half, Aaron Rodgers and company have gone 23-5 against Chicago. It has turned into a big brother, little brother type of rivalry.