BREAKING: Aaron Rodgers confirms he intends to play for NY Jets. Hey, we already know he looks good in green. Details here
" when peppered repeatedly about his meeting with Jets owner Woody Johnson and possible future in New York.
Lately, though, all signs have indicated a Big Apple arrival. The Jets had made it clear they were looking, and while the news is still not official, the other two top free agent quarterbacks, Derek Carr and Jimmy Garoppolo, are reportedly off the board. Then cameThe latest shoe to drop was the Jets reportedly making a deal with one of Rodgers' favorite and most reliable receivers, Allen Lazard. Lazard was one of three Packers on Rodgers' reported wish list.
The Jets have been looking for their franchise QB since Joe Namath won their only Super Bowl in 1969. They've used three top 5 draft picks on efforts since 2009 -- Mark Sanchez, Sam Darnold and Zach Wilson -- and second-rounders on Christian Hackenberg and Geno Smith, who recently rebounded in Seattle, in that same time.Brett Favre was already 38 when he signed on with Gang Green in 2008.
Rodgers earned MVP honors with the Packers in 2020 and 2021 but is coming off a 2022 season in which he had his lowest passer rating as a starter and threw 12 interceptions, his highest total since 2008. The Packers went 8-9 and missed the playoffs to end a string of three straight NFC North titles. His looming arrival would add more fire to an AFC East Conference that has seen intense shakeups since the departure of Tom Brady in New England, the rise of Josh Allen in Buffalo and the emergence of Tua Tagovailoa, along with his team's acquisitions of Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle via draft.
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