It’s now been precisely one year for the reason that New York Jets traded for quarterback Aaron Rodgers, and in that point, the 40-year-old future Corridor of Famer has made tons of of headlines, dozens of appearances on The Pat McAfee Present, and accomplished precisely zero passes.
Even if Rodgers has but to finish a drive for Gang Inexperienced and he’s value them a second-round choose on this 12 months’s NFL Draft, Jets common supervisor Joe Douglas expressed completely zero regrets over the deal when requested by ESPN.
“We don’t have a second-round choose this 12 months, and if I had the selection of getting the second-round choose and never having Aaron, I’d take Aaron 15 occasions out of 10,” common supervisor Joe Douglas mentioned.
“Clearly, the damage was devastating, however we’re so excited to have him as a part of this franchise. Simply the management he brings. I’ve talked about it — you in all probability get sick of me saying it — however him connecting along with his teammates, his presence within the constructing, he’s a fantastic man.”
The Jets are hoping that the price of Rodgers can pay for itself if he’s capable of lead the crew to its first postseason look in 2010, which supplies Gang Inexperienced the longest-running playoff drought in American skilled sports activities.
Regardless of the acquisition of Rodgers and the sources invested into giving him essentially the most proficient crew potential, the Jets usually are not solely underdogs to win the AFC East however are third-favorites behind the Buffalo Payments and Miami Dolphins.
Whereas the Jets haven’t any second-round choose this 12 months because of the Rodgers commerce, they do have the #10 total choose within the first spherical, which they’re anticipated to make use of on both an offensive lineman, a large receiver, or Georgia tight finish Brock Bowers.
The 2024 NFL Draft begins on Thursday, April 25 with Spherical 1 adopted by Rounds 2 and three on Friday and Rounds 4 by 7 on Saturday.