Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets won’t be lengthy for one another, based on The Athletic’s Dianna Russini.
In response to Russini, it appears “more and more probably” that the Jets will place Rodgers on injured reserve or bench him within the subsequent few weeks. This could all however signify the top of the Rodgers period in New York.
It’s additionally doable that they outright launch him, much like what the New York Giants simply did with Daniel Jones. Which may appear to be an enormous shock, however the interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich may need to defend the crew’s tradition, and transferring a future Corridor of Fame quarterback to the bench won’t ship one of the best message to the remainder of the locker room. Releasing him could possibly be the best choice.
However Rodgers won’t be against closing this chapter, Russini elaborates. He reportedly desires to play in 2025, simply not for the Jets.
This report being made public means one factor. The scenario for the Jets is formally ugly. They’ve tried to tailor their total group round Rodgers. This offseason, they acquired free agent receiver Mike Williams, who was promptly traded to the Pittsburgh Steelers when the Jets traded for Davante Adams. The truth that this report turned public signifies that the Jets are able to take their group again.
There are many different Inexperienced Bay Packers transplants that adopted Rodgers to the Massive Apple over the past two seasons. The Jets haven’t precisely gotten a lot out of any of those guys.
Oh yeah, in addition they fired head coach Robert Saleh and basic supervisor Joe Douglas. Rodgers denies having something to do with these firings.
Rodgers was presupposed to elevate a reasonably gifted Jets roster that regarded able to win now. A ruptured Achilles tendon just some performs into his debut with the Jets derailed plans final yr. However this yr has been an unmitigated catastrophe. That is nonetheless an honest roster, but it surely appears clear that Rodgers isn’t going to take them anyplace, as they’re at the moment 3-8.
The Rodgers period additionally spelled the Jets from failed No. 2 general choose Zach Wilson, who was flat out actually unhealthy. The problem is, this has not gone any higher.
This isn’t an precisely sturdy quarterback class, both. Presumed No. 1 quarterback Shedeur Sanders could have his NFL future dictated by his father, Deion Sanders, and the Jets have been a reasonably unstable group. There’s no assure that Coach Prime would let his gifted son play quarterback for that group. Not after how they’ve bungled their very own quarterback scenario these final 5 years.
The Jets will proceed to wander the quarterback desert, a spot they turned aware of earlier than pulling off a commerce for Rodgers, who will now look to “revive” his Corridor of Fame profession with one other group.
It’s what unstable organizations do. The trail ahead for the Jets is just not clear, however what’s rising more and more clearer is that Rodgers is not going to be a part of their plans transferring ahead with a brand new coach and GM.
