Aaron Rodgers interested in playing in 2025 but not with Jets: report

The honeymoon is officially over. 

The New York Jets’ tumultuous play has led to a monolithic overhaul that saw proprietor Woody Johnson occurrence caput manager Robert Saleh and wide manager Joe Douglas successful a span of conscionable a fewer weeks, and, according to a report, the backmost presumption could beryllium adjacent connected the chopping block. 

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers (8) celebrates arsenic officials reappraisal a drawback by wide receiver Garrett Wilson (5) during the 2nd fractional of a crippled against the Houston Texans, Oct. 31, 2024, successful East Rutherford, N.J.  (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reported Saturday that tensions betwixt Johnson and Aaron Rodgers person boiled implicit this season, which began with Super Bowl aspirations. 

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Sources told the NFL insider that Johnson has mislaid assurance successful Rodgers’ quality to extremity the Jets 14-season playoff drought, and portion nary decisions person been made, Rodgers "could beryllium placed connected injured reserve oregon perchance benched implicit the adjacent fewer weeks." 

Sources astir the league adjacent speculated the four-time league MVP could beryllium chopped earlier the play ends. 

But the feeling is reportedly mutual. 

New York Jets proprietor Woody Johnson, left, talks with Aaron Rodgers earlier a crippled against the Kansas City Chiefs astatine MetLife Stadium Oct. 1, 2023, successful East Rutherford, N.J.  (Dustin Satloff/Getty Images)

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Russini reported that the narration betwixt Johnson and Rodgers has been strained for months, and, according to sources with the squad and astir the league, the former Green Bay Packers prima wants to play adjacent season, conscionable not with the Jets. 

The study follows an earlier study from the work that indicated Johnson’s tendency to seat Rodgers aft the team’s Week 4 nonaccomplishment to the Denver Broncos. According to sources, Johnson was talked retired of the move, but, aft different loss, the determination to occurrence Saleh was made. 

Hoping to restart the offense, violative coordinator Nathaniel Hackett was past stripped of play-calling duties conscionable a fewer days aboriginal successful favour of passing crippled coordinator Todd Downing. Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich, the team’s 1 agleam spot astatine the time, was besides promoted to interim caput coach. 

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers walks disconnected the tract aft the Jets mislaid to the Indianapolis Colts Nov. 17, 2024, successful East Rutherford, N.J.  (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

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Despite the changes, the Jets went 1-5 aft Saleh’s exit and beryllium astatine 3rd successful the AFC East with a 3-8 grounds heading into their bye week. Douglas was fired this week aft the team’s latest loss, and the Jets look further distant from a playoff propulsion than ever before. 

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