Aaron Rodgers doesn't seem thrilled about playing in Hall of Fame game

When the NFL announced on Tuesday that the Colts and Packers would be kicking off the 2016 preseason in the Hall of Fame game, the announcement came as good news to most NFL fans because we now know the exact date that football will return in 2016 (Aug. 7)!

However, the announcement didn't come as good news to everyone. Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers seemed less than thrilled about the fact that his team's playing in the game.

After the NFL made the announcement, someone on Twitter asked Rodgers how he felt about playing the Colts in the NFL's first preseason game of 2016.

If there was a sarcasm font on Twitter, Rodgers almost definitely would have used it. Back in September, the Packers quarterback said that everyone on the team was rooting against it.

"We hope we don't get it," Rodgers said at the time.

Not only does it mean a fifth preseason game, but playing in Canton also means that the Packers will be opening training camp one week before everyone else, which means an extra week of practice. Teams playing in the Hall of Fame game can open training camp earlier than all other teams.

That being said, Rodgers did admit in September that he kind of expected Green Bay to be playing in the game.

"We know it's going to be tough because [Brett Favre] is going to be going in," Rodgers said.

The Colts and Packers will see a total of three inductees, with the Colts having Tony Dungy and Marvin Harrison.

The good news for Rodgers is that he probably won't play for more than a series, if he plays at all. The bad news for Rodgers is that he is going to have to deal with that extra week of practice.

Aaron Rodgers will be wearing his practice jersey slightly earlier this year.