At the least yet another sport stays in Aaron Rodgers‘ Jets profession, however it will come as no surprise if he have been to be let go after the season ends. Retirement might comply with, but when the longer term Corridor of Famer have been to proceed enjoying he could not have a protracted listing of suitors.
Rodgers tore his Achilles in his Jets debut, sidelining him for the rest of the 2023 marketing campaign. He (together with head coach Robert Saleh and basic supervisor Joe Douglas) remained in place for the beginning of the present season. Each members of the earlier regime have since been fired, although, and on the entire Rodgers’ play has not matched expectations. A brand new pair of decision-makers will likely be in place nicely earlier than the beginning of the 2025 season, and a reset underneath middle could be an comprehensible method leaving Rodgers with an unsure outlook. He and the workforce have not discussed what’s going to occur as soon as the season ends, however he’s nicely conscious a visit to free company may very well be looming.
If that seems to be the case, Rodgers would definitely be a notable identify in the marketplace. Given his age (41) and underwhelming output this season, nonetheless, groups might desire to look elsewhere on the place. As Jason La Canfora of the Washington Post notes, some across the league imagine a tepid market may very well be in place for the four-time MVP given his degree of play and the off-the-field issues which have more and more develop into a facet of his profession.
“No method are [the Jets] bringing him again,” an nameless basic supervisor advised La Canfora. “And I don’t see anybody signing him to be their starter. The Giants received’t do it. The Saints received’t do it. The Raiders must go younger. Does he take an enormous pay minimize and struggle for a job someplace? Are you able to see him doing that? The place’s the match?”
As standard, a number of groups are in place to make notable strikes on the quarterback spot this offseason, and numerous veterans will little question be on the transfer shortly. With questions over the upside of many passers within the upcoming draft class, extra emphasis may very well be positioned on discovering short-term solutions underneath middle. Any variety of groups might show interest in Rodgers in consequence, however a short-term pact with a price nicely beneath the highest of the QB market could be anticipated in that case.
The longtime Packer has made it clear his choice could be to remain with the Jets for 2025, however a post-June 1 launch would yield appreciable cap financial savings (subsequent 12 months specifically) whereas permitting New York to start out over on the quarterback spot. It’s unsure at this level if the workforce will take that route, but when so Rodgers’ future would include hanging up his cleats or looking for a brand new workforce for the second time in his profession.
