Aaron Rodgers mural in Green Bay already painted over

The mural, created by a local artist in 2021, was wiped away. Rodgers on Wednesday was introduced by his new team, the New York Jets.

April 26, 2023 at 8:50PM
via Instagram (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

The saga of whether Aaron Rodgers was really leaving Green Bay seemed to take forever, and his official trade to the Jets took more than a month.

It took far less time for at least one memory of the former Packers QB to be erased.

Per The Green Bay Press-Gazette, local artist Beau Thomas created a mural of Rodgers in 2021. With Rodgers introduced officially Wednesday as the newest member of the Jets, Thomas painted over it.

"As a lifelong Packers fan and resident of Green Bay, I really appreciate what the team does and means for our community," Thomas said in 2021, per the paper. "Rodgers has brought us so many great moments and victories throughout his years here. This was my way to celebrate him, his success and to say 'thank you.'

In an Instagram post this week showing the mural's removal, Thomas wrote "end of an era."

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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