Aaron Rodgers rumors: 3 teams besides Jets that should meet Packers asking price
By Mark Powell
The Green Bay Packers reportedly want at least two first-round picks for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. Other than the Jets, which teams can meet that asking price?
Peter King suggested that Green Bay would want at least two firsts for Aaron Rodgers in his latest column. Of all the teams that could make such a deal work, King guessed that Woody Johnson and the New York Jets were the most likely to make it happen.
Nonetheless, New York is not without competition. If Rodgers is made available, other front offices will call Green Bay and try to make a deal.
Rodgers may be 39 years old, but his contract guarantees $60 million for next season if he plays. He also proved he still has something left to give towards the end of the 2023 season, and is just a year removed from back-to-back MVPs.
So, which teams (minus the Jets) make the most sense for Rodgers?
Aaron Rodgers rumors: New England Patriots
New England is still high on Mac Jones, their first-round pick out of Alabama, but he hasn’t panned out exactly how they expected. Much of that is on coaching and personnel decisions, rather than the Alabama product himself.
With that in mind, the Patriots could hit reset on Jones, sending him to the bench in favor of a veteran who has one or two years left to give before riding off into the sunset. A Tom Brady reunion is in play, but still seems unlikely given the complicated history and ending of a dynasty in New England. Could Rodgers be the play instead?
Bill Belichick is nearing the end of his coaching tenure, one way or another. There is pressure to prove he can win without Brady, so a team that would otherwise be wise to hold onto its draft assets could be willing to trade some of them for a proven, Super Bowl-caliber quarterback.
The optics of such a move wouldn’t be ideal right away, but the Patriots just brought Bill O’Brien back into the fold. A proven play-caller to pair with a Hall of Fame quarterback is a rare find.