Aaron Rodgers’ next move is about as anticipated as what Tom Brady will do next offseason and there’s a connection that’s been heating up since Week 18 ended.
Rodgers, like his Packers predecessor Brett Favre, is being linked to the New York Jets, with the latest rumor coming in an article published in The Athletic on Thursday. If the Packers are serious about moving the four-time MVP, the report says they expect the Jets “to get involved in any trade discussions.”
The Jets may need to give the Packers at least two first-round draft picks for the quarterback if a trade were to occur, a steep price for a quarterback who could retire now or after the 2023 season. New York he also could take a salary-cap hit of $15.8 million in 2023 and $32.5 million in 2024 if he is acquired and his contract isn’t restructured again.
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New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre, #4, warms up before the game against the New England Patriots at Giants Stadium.
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Athletic weren’t the only ones to dive into the Rodgers-Jets connection. NFL journalist Peter King also gave credence to the possibility of the Jets going after Rodgers. King wrote in his “Football Morning In America” column that Jets owner Woody Johnson was “desperate” for a quarterback.
“So how possible is that? Well, consider that Rodgers’ salary cap over the next two seasons would be a combined $48.3 million. That’s certainly manageable,” King wrote. “As for the compensation owed to Green Bay, I think the Pack would want at least two first-round picks. The Woody Johnson Jets, desperate for a star quarterback almost since the days of Broadway Joe, would happily pay that freight, I I guess. But would Rodgers take a deal with the Jets? We’ll see.”
Johnson has been so vocal that he’d be willing to pay for a quarterback in the offseason.
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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers, #12, and Green Bay Packers wide receiver Randall Cobb, #18, walk off the field after a game between the Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions in Lambeau Field on January 8, 2023 in Green Bay. , Wisconsin.
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“We have a cap, so there is an amount you can spend. But, yeah, yeah, that’s the missing piece,” he said earlier this month, via ESPN.
“Defense was an amazing story that you saw this year, from last place to near the top in defense in terms of points and in terms of any measure. And if you could do the same thing on offense, I mean, it looks pretty Good. Right? Our special teams are good. Brant Boyer, great coach. So I think we’re ready. [we] I have to deal with the offense and the quarterback.”
Even “Broadway” Joe Namath urged the Jets to target Rodgers.
“I’m a huge Rodgers fan. I noticed he wears number 12, of course,” Namath said on “Tiki & Tierney.” “I’m thinking, ‘Well, man, if we get him on our side, is he still going to wear the number 12? Because the number was retired many years ago… I sure would like Rodgers, if he’s there.” Yeah, I want you to wear his number, man.”
Green Bay Packers number 12 Aaron Rodgers warms up before a game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on January 8, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin.
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Rodgers played in 17 games this season. He had 3,695 passing yards and 26 touchdown passes. He had double-digit interceptions (12) for the first time since 2010. Green Bay fell one game away from a playoff spot.