Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Aaron Charles Rodgers ( born December 2 , 1983 ) is an American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League ( NFL ) .
Simplified: Aaron Charles Rodgers ( born December 2 , 1983 in Chico , California , U.S. ) is the starting American football quarterback for the Green Bay Packers of the NFL .