Aaron Rodgers addressed speculation that he's been frustrated by the direction of the Packers this offseason.

The departures of Jordy Nelson and his quarterbacks coach, Alex Van Pelt, were believed to have upset Rodgers.

"Well, I think I know my role, and that's to play as well as I possibly can at quarterback," Rodgers said Tuesday on the first day of the Packers' offseason workouts.

"There are decisions that are going to be made from a personal standpoint. That's the toughest part. You're in this business for a long time, and you start relationships with your coaches and players. As you get older -- and I knew this as a young player -- if I had the possibility and success to play a long time, I'd probably outlive a lot of close friends in this business. Because the longevity offered to a quarterback is obviously greater than a guy who's banging heads all the time, or running all over the field. So that's the toughest part about the whole thing, is losing guys over the years."

Yahoo! Sports reported on Tuesday that Rodgers' frustrations could impact his extension talks.

"Again, this is a professional environment, but as humans we have personal connections to people," Rodgers said Tuesday. "Obviously, [Nelson] was one of my closest friends in the locker room for a number of years, and [we] played together for a long time and talked about really finishing his career here and together, and making the most of the opportunities.

"The disappointment is when you get close to your teammates, and they're not here anymore -- and especially when they're not here, they're playing somewhere else. But the organization is making decisions that they feel like are in best interest for our team, and you've got to trust the process."