It was mentioned forward of this previous weekend that the New York Jets had been “planning” to carry quarterback Aaron Rodgers again for the 2025 season.
After the Jets fell to 3-8 on the marketing campaign through a 28-27 loss to the Indianapolis Colts, a totally different report famous that Rodgers wished workforce proprietor Woody Johnson to carry onto interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich and normal supervisor Joe Douglas. Johnson then dismissed Douglas on Tuesday, and NFL/Jets insider Connor Hughes of SNY subsequently reported it’s now his “understanding” that the “group does favor a change at quarterback” following this season.
Hughes added that “Rodgers had completely nothing to do with” the Jets firing Douglas on Tuesday or Johnson parting methods with former head coach Robert Saleh final month when New York was 2-3.
The Jets acquired Rodgers from the Inexperienced Bay Packers within the spring of 2023, believing he was the lacking piece who would, on the very least, assist the membership finish what grew to become the longest lively playoff drought within the 4 main North American sports activities leagues. Nonetheless, he suffered a torn Achilles simply 4 offensive snaps into his first official recreation with the Jets, and his play this season has left a lot to be desired.
Per Professional Soccer Reference, Rodgers ended Week 11 ranked twenty seventh within the NFL amongst certified gamers with a 50.7 QBR and twenty third with a 43.8% passing success charge for the marketing campaign. In response to ESPN stats, the Jets are twenty sixth within the league, with a mean of 18.5 factors scored per recreation.
Moreover, whispers and sure reviews have instructed Rodgers hasn’t all the time been a constructive locker-room affect all through his Jets tenure.
Whoever turns into Douglas’ full-time substitute this winter can use some intelligent bookkeeping to eliminate Rodgers if the veteran, who turns 41 years outdated subsequent month, would not retire earlier than the brand new league 12 months opens in March. Suppose Rodgers needs to proceed taking part in however has realized the Jets will go in a unique route in the course of the upcoming offseason. In that case, it is attainable he and the workforce might agree that backup Tyrod Taylor ought to begin by Week 18 in order that the longer term Corridor of Famer can keep wholesome sufficient to signal with a unique membership after Tremendous Bowl LIX.
Actually, the newest bombshell is from The Athletic insiders Rosenblatt and Dianna Russini, who say that Johnson urged the teaching workers to bench Rodgers after the Jets’ pathetic loss to the Broncos in Week 4.
