For a long time, most everyone expected former Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to spend his entire career with the team that took a huge public relations hit by selecting him in the first round of the 2005 NFL Draft. Even after Green Bay drafted Jordan Love in 2020, Rodgers winning the next two NFL MVP Awards had many wondering if he, unlike Brett Favre, would be able to ride off into the sunset with the Packers.<\/p>\n
But then the 2022 season happened. Green Bay went 8-9 after three consecutive 13-win seasons and Rodgers had the worst year of his career. He completed 64.6% of his passes for 3,695 yards, 26 touchdowns, 12 interceptions, and a 91.1 passer rating.<\/p>\n
With their future Pro Football Hall of Famer in obvious decline and wanting to give Love a chance to prove himself, the Packers made the decision to trade Rodgers to the New York Jets after the season.<\/span><\/p>\n When Rodgers first arrived in New York, many expected him to elevate the team to the level of Super Bowl contenders. Unfortunately, his first season with the Jets lasted just four offensive snaps. Rodgers tore his Achilles in their Week One game against the Buffalo Bills and was lost for the year.<\/p>\n 2024 was supposed to be different. New York brought in future Hall of Famer Tyron Smith to play left tackle, they selected Rodgers\u2019 favorite wide receiver in the NFL Draft, and their star quarterback was finally healthy.<\/p>\n But, if anything, this year has been worse in a lot of ways for the Jets. They fired their head coach, Robert Saleh, after a 2-3 start. A midseason trade for former Packers wide receiver Davante Adams did nothing to spark their stagnant offense either. And, of course, they fired their general manager, Joe Douglas, during the Bye Week.<\/p>\n Most disappointing of all, though, is that Rodgers is even worse than he was in 2022. So far this season, the four-time NFL MVP has completed 63.4% of his passes for 2,442 yards, 17 touchdowns, seven interceptions, and a passer rating of 88.9 (stats as of 11\/30\/2024).<\/span><\/p>\n On Sunday, Rodgers and the Jets fell to 3-9 on the season (1-6 since firing Saleh) by blowing a 21-7 lead over the Seattle Seahawks. The former Packers star quarterback completed just 21 of his 35 passes for 185 yards, two touchdowns, an interception that was returned for a touchdown, and a passer rating of 73.1.<\/p>\n Zack Rosenblatt, who covers the Jets for\u00a0The Athletic, wrote after the game:<\/p>\n \u201cWhen a quarterback is on his last legs, he\u2019s usually the last one to figure it out. But the evidence is there, on the field, in the performance. It\u2019s in the throws he\u2019s making, the throws he\u2019s missing, the throws he\u2019s not even attempting.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Rosenblatt revealed that there is talk amongst New York\u2019s brass that Rodgers should be benched for the rest of the season. He reported that interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich stated that he does not plan on changing quarterbacks \u201cas of today,\u201d but that he was going to have to look at the film from the game before commenting on Rodgers\u2019 performance any further.<\/p>\n As for the quarterback himself:<\/p>\n \u201cRodgers might have been angered by those questions at one point. He probably would have been justified for feeling that way \u2014 but not anymore. On Sunday, he felt more resigned to the possibility that he won\u2019t be starting for the Jets for much longer.<\/p>\n <\/span>\u201c\u2019Yeah, I don\u2019t know,\u2019 Rodgers said. \u2018We\u2019ll figure that out when we have those conversations.\u2019\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n That does not sound to promising for the former MVP.<\/p>\n Follow me on Twitter at\u00a0<\/i>@theotherRobin19\u00a0and follow us\u00a0<\/i>@WiSportsHeroics\u00a0for more great content. To read more of our articles and keep up to date on the latest in Wisconsin sports,\u00a0<\/i>click here!<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Call Mayfield Sports Marketing at 262-366-8188 to schedule Green Bay Packers players or alumni for your corporate appearance or product promotion.\u00a0 Our booking agents will work on your behalf to get you the best price for your desired sports speaker. Mayfield Sports Marketing has earned a reputation of being the one to call for booking top athletes to speak at events and trade shows. To learn more about Packers players or alumni appearance cost and booking fee, please call us today.\u00a0www.MayfieldSports.com.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For a long time, most everyone expected former Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers to spend his entire career with the team that took a huge public<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":14505,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-14504","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nfl"],"yoast_head":"\nFormer Green Bay Packers Quarterback Aaron Rodgers Has Been a Disaster for the Jets<\/h2>\n
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