Aaron Rodgers will not be leaving city in spite of everything.
With Matthew Stafford having reached a deal to remain in Los Angeles and taking the Rams formally off the desk as a QB opening, Rodgers is considered as a viable Giants possibility, per The Publish’s Paul Schwartz, who added that it might come all the way down to with the ability to settle for his off-field exercise.
The 41-year-old was knowledgeable this offseason that he received’t be again with the Jets, leaving him to mull his future for the 2025 season.
The surefire Corridor-of-Famer confirmed he can nonetheless contribute to an offense down the stretch of a disappointing closing season with the Jets, throwing for 3,897 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2024.
Rodgers’ exploits away from the gridiron left Gang Inexperienced brass and followers pissed off throughout his two years with the staff.
He discovered himself on the middle of controversy for his unfiltered takes in weekly appearances on “The Pat McAfee Present,” famously skipped a compulsory coaching camp whereas on trip in Egypt and was floated as a vice presidential candidate by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
And that’s only for starters.
It hasn’t stopped the Giants’ curiosity from changing into the discuss of the NFL Scouting Mix in Indianapolis.
Making a transfer for Rodgers to deliver him to the opposite facet of MetLife Stadium would entail making a cope with their literal in-house rival or ready for the March 10 free company negotiating window to open.
The Giants have treasured few choices on the subject of who will likely be below middle subsequent season.
Rodgers and the Falcons’ Kirk Cousins are veterans with questionable quantities left of their tanks.
The draft might present a solution for the long run, although the top-rated QB prospects, Cam Ward and Shedder Sanders, each include doubts.
GM Joe Schoen received’t depart any stones unturned — his job will probably rely on it — and that will embrace kicking the tires on Rodgers.
“I’m for taking swings at that place,” basic supervisor Joe Schoen mentioned Tuesday morning. “It’s a very powerful place and it’s exhausting to seek out ’em, so preserve swinging. Hold swinging on the place till you discover one.”
