There’s one more signal that quarterback Aaron Rodgers is dedicated to enjoying for the New York Jets past the 2023 NFL season.
“I really like being across the younger power, the thrill,” Rodgers stated whereas talking with reporters on Thursday, per Rich Cimini of ESPN. “There’s an incredible really feel to this group, guys who’re younger and tremendous gifted on their first contracts, lots of them. … When you’ve so many nice gamers on rookie offers, it is fairly thrilling, figuring out you are able to do one thing. You have bought an excellent window. It is not only a one-year factor the place you could be aggressive, which is enjoyable.”
Rodgers hinted all through 2022 even after he signed a massive contract extension with the Inexperienced Bay Packers that he might retire at any time, and the longer term Corridor of Famer who turns 40 years outdated in December apparently doesn’t plan on following within the footsteps of Tom Brady and enjoying till he is 45. As not too long ago as this previous January, the four-time NFL Most Beneficial Participant indicated he might stroll away from hundreds of thousands upon hundreds of thousands of {dollars} connected to his deal as a result of “cash is power, and I’ve made a ton of it” off of soccer contracts, alone.
Nevertheless, Rodgers did say shortly after his commerce from the Packers to the Jets grew to become official that enjoying for Gang Inexperienced “isn’t a one-and-done in my thoughts.” Final week, former Jets quarterback and present “The NFL At present” analyst Boomer Esiason explained throughout his WFAN radio present that he believed Rodgers gave the Jets a “three-year dedication” largely to assist the group out relating to salary-cap causes “and issues of that nature.”
Throughout his Thursday feedback, Rodgers was amongst a number of Jets gamers who openly embraced the purpose of successful a Tremendous Bowl as quickly as February 2024. Jets followers doubtless would fortunately view Rodgers hoisting the Vince Lombardi Trophy following Tremendous Bowl LVIII as an appropriate walk-off, however one wonders if he might name time on his profession this coming winter if issues go south and the Jets fail to satisfy the excessive expectations hovering over them this summer season.
