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Jets in talks with Packers, Aaron Rodgers
Jets in talks with Packers, Aaron Rodgers, sources say
The New York Jets have had conversations with the Green Bay Packers and with quarterback Aaron Rodgers this week regarding a potential trade of the four-time MVP to the Jets, according to sources. The sources said some of those conversations were expected to take place Tuesday, but that it's unclear as of Tuesday morning whether they will result in a trade. Rodgers still has not made any announcements about what he intends to do this season. It's still possible he decides to retire, or to stay in Green Bay. But if he still wants to play and he and the Packers agree it's time for him to play somewhere else, the Jets appear to be a realistic option. If the Jets are speaking directly with Rodgers, they and he would have had to secure the Packers' permission, as he is still under contract with Green Bay. So, the discussions Rodgers is having with the Jets indicate at least some openness on the part of the Packers to the idea of trading him there. But there are potential complications to a deal, including Rodgers' huge and complicated contract, that might have to be addressed to make sure both teams would be in compliance with the salary cap by the start of the league year next Wednesday at 4 p.m. ET. Rodgers is under contract through 2024 for $108.8 million. Technically, the contract, signed last March, runs through 2026, but 2025 and 2026 are considered "dummy" years for cap purposes. His deal includes a fully guaranteed $59.5 million this season, with $58.3 million coming in the form of an option bonus, payable before the start of the regular season. Because his bonus money is prorated, Rodgers wouldn't hobble the Jets' cap. He would count $15.8 million in 2023 and $32.5 million in 2024, cap-friendly for a player of his stature. The Packers would get hit with a $40.3 million "dead" charge in 2023 -- nearly $9 million more than he'd count if he were on the roster. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...rs-sources-say |
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03-29-2023, 01:38 PM | #241 |
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Last season Bakhtari (I will never remember how to spell this name) was injured and didn't play. Rodgers broke his thumb. The WRs were terrible to start the season, and LaFleur was very passive about fixing that. The defense was inconsistent the entire season.
Those are just the issues I can remember off the top of my head. Rodgers might've been able to mitigate some of the offensive issues by spending time with the rookie WRs during the offseason/OTAs. We'll never know now, but it seems likely. Basically, neither Rodgers nor the GB organization handled last season particularly well, and the results were embarrassing for them. If Rodgers takes full advantage of this opportunity to prove last season was an outlier, puts in all the necessary work, NYJ will make the playoffs. Probably ahead of BUF, unless BUF gets another top receiving weapon and a better RB than Singletary.
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Right now, there only legit receiving weapon is Diggs. Davis is inconsistent, and they have basically no one behind Davis that can consistently produce. Then there's the fact that they can't run the ball effectively. I think it comes down to how badly they want to win in 2023. If they think it has to be this year, then they have to get another weapon and a good RB, and leave rebuilding the OL for another year. If they think their window is still open in 2024, then do a mini-rebuild on the OL/DL, draft a couple WRs/RB and hope they can develop them. But Diggs is 30. And getting antsy. Not sure they can convince Diggs to wait yet another season until 2024.
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Not sure about that Craig....
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Saint and Vikings in the top 5?
That's even worse than the Jets at 1. |
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NOR and MIN in the top-5? Seems extremely overly optimistic.
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I'm sorry, Craig Carton is an idiot but an Aaron Rodgers Jets team is entering the draft a Top 3 team in the AFC alongside KC and the Bengals.
We'll see if the Bills land Hopkins, if KC lands Beckham, if the Bengals can keep Tee Higgins in house. And we'll see how all four teams draft. So there's some balls in the air there that have yet to land. But my goodness, if we're just looking at rosters right now, then that Jets team has talent absolutely everywhere with a HOF QB, and that's before the draft adds talent. |
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Who the **** is Craig Carton?
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