NFL Rumors: Packers backing off on Jets’ gold, Trey Lance rumors get gasoline, and surprise QB hunter in the grass
By Kristen Wong
NFL Rumors: Packers have given up on getting Jets’ No. 13 pick
Not too long ago, there were rumors that the Green Bay Packers were itching to get the New York Jets‘ No. 13 overall pick this draft in compensation for Aaron Rodgers. From New York’s perspective, that was absolutely not going to happen.
As capable a quarterback as Rodgers is, the Jets know he’s not a long-term option, and they’re not going to trade away their entire future for one or two winning seasons.
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio believes the Packers have conceded that they aren’t going to get that No. 13 pick, and Florio suggested a different package that could satisfy both sides: a second-round pick in 2022, a second-round pick next year that could turn into a first-rounder, and on the backend, the possibility that the Jets get something back from the Packers if Rodgers just plays one year.
"The Packers have backed away from wanting the Jets 13th overall pick in the 2023 draft"@ProFootballTalk dives into what the trade compensation could be for Aaron Rodgers#PMSLive pic.twitter.com/9mqskRZV9t
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) March 29, 2023
The Packers’ admittance of defeat could be the long-awaited catalyst, the domino that gets this trade going (finally!), albeit this is all coming from Florio’s mouth and not the Packers’.
The two second-rounders sound fair enough to us, especially with the condition that one second-round pick can turn into a first-round pick if, say, Rodgers gets the Jets to the Super Bowl. Green Bay may be turning their greediness down a notch, but will it be enough?