Aaron Rodgers has made it very clear the place he desires to be subsequent season. Earlier this month the 39-year-old declared that his “intention is to play for the New York Jets” and the workforce is taking it as a serious praise.
There has but to be an official deal, however given his clear need to transfer on from the Green Bay Packers — and feedback coming from the workforce that drafted him making it look like they’re prepared to maneuver on as properly — it might solely be a matter of time earlier than No. 12 is New York certain.
The Jets have struggled in current historical past. They haven’t made the playoffs since 2010, completed final within the AFC East six of the final seven years and three years in the past completed with a 2-14 report. The workforce confirmed causes for hope final season and was a part of playoff discussions at instances, nevertheless it was clear a quarterback was wanted to push them to that subsequent stage.
Head coach Robert Saleh is taking Rodgers’ curiosity as a serious praise and a testomony to the Jets’ enchancment over the past two years.
“Two years in the past after we first acquired there, simply eager about the place we had been and the way far we have come,” Saleh mentioned (by way of NFL.com). “To have a man like [Rodgers] need to play for us is fairly cool and reveals how far we have come. But we nonetheless have an extended strategy to go and quite a lot of work to do.”
If you might be in search of an replace on how the negotiations are going, Saleh isn’t giving one.
“We’ve acquired nothing for you,” he mentioned.
This offseason the workforce introduced in huge receiver Allen Lazard from Green Bay, who mentioned Rodgers’ curiosity within the Jets is a fundamental motive why he selected New York.
Saleh is happy in regards to the different gamers falling into place, discussing among the receivers who could also be catching passes from a Super Bowl champion in 2023.
“It’s a dynamic room,” Saleh mentioned. “Lazard and Corey (Davis) make our two very huge receivers who can present rather a lot by way of the run recreation and getting these big-body, big-boy routes and people laborious, over-the-middle ideas. And you’ve got acquired Mecole Hardman, who simply has blazing pace. Adding that pace aspect to our group. Garrett (Wilson), clearly, coming again. Hopefully he continues to get higher. We’ve acquired a bunch of younger guys, too, that we’re actually enthusiastic about that we’re hoping can develop. It’s a very thrilling group of receivers.”
Adding Rodgers with the core they’ve might elevate the Jets to heights they have not reached in a really very long time.
