This whole saga is just starting to get a bit silly.
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers has made his desire clear that he wants to move on from the only NFL home that he’s ever known and suit up for the New York Jets, which would make him the second high profile Packers legendary quarterback to immediately throw on the different green uniform of the Jets; the first being Brett Favre.
But the deal that would have sent him to New York has been put on hold. According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, the two sides haven’t even spoken since the NFL Owner’s Meetings in Phoenix last month!
“My understanding is there hasn’t been a whole lot of conversation, if any, over the last couple of weeks going back to the owners’ meetings,” Schefter said.
“And so both sides now appear to be dug in, and we’ll see whether or not anything changes as we head up to the draft.”
What’s more, according to ESPN’s Mike Greenberg earlier this week on “The Pat McAfee Show”, Rodgers has told the Jets not to rush a deal.
“I’ve heard that Aaron has sent signals to the Jets that there’s no reason for them to rush, that he’s not coming until May anyway. So they’re not missing out on anything right now. So they should hold out as long as it takes and that ultimately they won’t wind up having to trade the 13th pick in the draft, which is what I think this ultimately comes down to,” he said.
Green Bay’s reported asking price for Rodgers includes a second-round pick in this year’s draft and a first-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft.