Former Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers Admits He Played a Role in Recent Jets Firing
Former Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers was supposed to be the savior of the New York Jets franchise. When Green Bay first traded the four-time NFL MVP and future Pro Football Hall of Famer to New York, many fans and analysts believed that he was the missing piece that would elevate one of the most disappointing franchises in all of sports to the level of Super Bowl contenders.
Of course, that did not happen. Rodgers tore his Achilles four snaps into the 2023 NFL season and was lost for the year. The Jets struggled to a 7-10 record for the second year in a row while the Packers went 9-8 and made the Playoffs in Jordan Love‘s first year as a starter.
While New York’s 2023 was yet another letdown in their long history of letdowns, they were optimistic that a healthy Rodgers in 2024 would bring them back to being competitive.
Former Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets Are Having a Terrible Season
After starting the season 2-3, New York fired their head coach, Robert Saleh, who had been instrumental in recruiting Rodgers to the team after the 2022 NFL season. Interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich demoted offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, who had been hired in a further attempt to lure the former Packers quarterback to New York.
