Aaron Rodgers Officially Getting Traded to the New York Jets
24.04.2023 - 22:29
/ usmagazine.com
Weeks after making waves for his potential retirement, Aaron Rodgers is set to be traded to the New York Jets.
ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported on Monday, April 24, that the Green Bay Packers were trading Rodgers — and the No. 15 and 170 picks in the NFL draft — to the Jets in exchange for the No. 13, 42, and 207 picks in the Thursday, April 26, draft. Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst subsequently confirmed the news in a press conference, noting that the terms aren’t “finalized yet.”
“Obviously, Aaron is up there in age. I think he’s got some really good football left in him, but I think for us, as we got through the offseason and started talking about where we wanted to go, this made a little bit of sense for us,” Gutekunst told reporters. “That was a little bit unfortunate and disappointing for me. But at the same time, I just think, you know, as we move forward, we’re really excited where [backup QB] Jordan [Love] could go. … We’re trying to build.”
Back in February, Rodgers, 39, revealed his plans to attend a four-day “darkness retreat” that would help him find clarity about his future in football.
“It’s an opportunity to do a little self-reflection in some isolation and after that, I feel like I’ll be a lot closer to that final, final decision,” the NFL athlete said during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show at the time. “I’ve had a number of friends who’ve done it and they had profound experiences.”
Speculation about his potential retirement first began in October 2022 when sports journalist Michael Balko tweeted that the athlete had plans in the works to hang up his cleats.
“I’ve spoken to some people within the #Packers organization, they told me that QB Aaron Rodgers has ‘made it clear’ that he plans to retire