If Aaron Rodgers chooses to run it back in 2025, he wants it to be with the Jets.
The future Hall of Fame quarterback touched upon his future Tuesday during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show,” stating, “I don’t even know if I want to play yet, but New York would be my first option.”
The Jets are 3-8 in Rodgers’ second season with the team.
“When you’re 40 going on 41, you’re obviously at the end of your career so, obviously if it’s New York, they have to want me to be here, and then new GM, new staff, all have to want me to be with the Jets. And then body-wise, got to see how I’m feeling, and if I want to sign up to go back to the grind,” he said.
Rodgers’ appearance comes on the heels of a dizzying month for the Jets that included the firing of general manager Joe Douglas and speculation about Rodgers’ playing future.
The Super Bowl-winning quarterback, who turns 41 next week, expressed interest in playing next year, stating earlier this month, “I think so, yeah.”
The Jets are not only in the market for a new GM, but a new coach following Robert Saleh’s firing in October after a 2-3 start.
Rodgers arrived in New York to much fanfare in April 2023, with long-suffering Jets supporters daydreaming of Super Bowl aspirations.
The bubble burst just four plays into the team’s season-opener in September 2023, when Rodgers suffered a season-ending Achilles injury.
Although the Jets’ playoff fantasies were revitalized in 2024 with Rodgers at the helm, the team has continuously underachieved despite a talented roster that now boasts the quarterback’s longtime friend, star wideout Davante Adams.
Rodgers has also been battling ankle, hamstring and knee injuries this season, with NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reporting Sunday how the quarterback “has resisted getting scans done, not wanting to reveal the severity of his injuries out of fear of having to come off the field.”
Rodgers said he feels good after the Jets’ bye week.
Upon returning to Florham Park for 2025, Rodgers said Tuesday: “If I can stay healthy the rest of the year and play the way I want to play and everybody feels good about bringing me back then there’s a decision there.”
The Jets host a surging 6-5 Seahawks team on Sunday afternoon.
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