Aaron Rodgers' relationship with Pat McAfee suddenly at the center of his rumored Jets exit

Did the New York Jets inquire Aaron Rodgers to halt his play appearances connected Pat McAfee's ESPN amusement arsenic a information of the quarterback's instrumentality adjacent season?

The Athletic's Dianna Russini is reporting that the squad made that nonstop petition to Rodgers portion discussing his imaginable future successful Florham Park, New Jersey.

However, a squad root has informed DailyMail.com that this is false.

Rodgers' cause did not instantly respond to DailyMail.com's petition for comment.

In summation to abandoning McAfee, Russini said the squad besides spoke to Rodgers astir the value of participating successful the Jets' off-season grooming program. Last spring, the backmost famously missed mandatory minicamp due to the fact that helium was connected a travel to Egypt.

'I was told that erstwhile they had conversations with Aaron Rodgers astir what the aboriginal would look like, if you're going to beryllium portion of this squad you're going to be each of grooming camp,' Russini said connected her Scoop City podcast. 

'You're not going to bash Pat McAfee interviews anymore... They had a speech with him of, ''If you were to enactment here, present is however we would privation it to be.'' So this to maine is Aaron Glenn getting power back.'

Andrew Marchand reported for the New York Post successful 2023 that McAfee's accumulation company, which leases the amusement to ESPN, paid Rodgers much than $1 cardinal annually for his play in-season interviews.

Rodgers' aboriginal with the Jets remains clouded for the clip being.

Fox Sports' Jordan Schultz reported connected Sunday that the squad had each but moved connected from the Super Bowl-winning quarterback. And Schultz wasn't the lone 1 to study connected Rodgers' imminent departure. Fox's Jay Glazer aboriginal added that Rodgers flew backmost to New Jersey past week to conscionable with the team, lone to beryllium told they program to determination guardant without him.

Jets spokespeople person not responded to DailyMail.com's repeated inquiries astir Rodgers' future.

If the Jets bash determine to merchandise Rodgers, helium would inactive number for $49 cardinal successful dormant headdress space, severely limiting caller Jets wide manager Darren Mougey's spending powerfulness successful escaped agency.

Meanwhile, Davante Adams is apt pursuing Rodgers retired the door. The All-Pro receiver is expected to portion ways with the New York Jets , according to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport , who added that Adams would similar to beryllium connected the West Coast.

Although Adams is nether declaration for $38 cardinal adjacent season, the Jets tin trim his headdress fig to conscionable $8 cardinal by releasing him.

Adams became a prima successful Green Bay alongside Rodgers and reunited with his erstwhile backmost during the 2024 play aft being traded by the Las Vegas Raiders.

Unfortunately for Adams, Rodgers and the Jets, the duo didn't rather recapture their erstwhile glory from Green Bay, though the receiver did marque 67 catches for 854 yards and 7 touchdowns successful conscionable 11 games for the Jets.

Rodgers had antecedently teased the anticipation of retiring oregon playing elsewhere. Last month, caller Jets caput manager Aaron Glenn insisted Rodgers is 'under the microscope' - conscionable similar each different player.

'Aaron Rodgers volition beryllium talked about. We person texted our connection with Aaron Rodgers and [decisions volition beryllium made] arsenic we proceed to look astatine the roster,' helium said.

'We're going beryllium and speech and physique the full roster… we're looking guardant to that process. I can't archer you however agelong that process volition take... [but] we're going to get the close answer.'

Later, Glenn insisted his occupation was bigger than 1 subordinate oregon 1 position: 'We person already substance Aaron and maine and [general manager Darren Mougey] are gonna beryllium there, and ticker each crippled portion determination is, and past we're gonna look the full roster.

'This happening is not astir Aaron Rodgers, folks, this is astir the roster. We program connected gathering the champion roster that we can... listen, everybody's nether the microscope. That's conscionable what it is. So we're gonna bash the champion we tin to marque definite we physique a amended champion roster.'

Rodgers' narration with Woody Johnson came nether aggravated scrutiny past play but the Jets proprietor insisted helium would not person a accidental successful the quarterback's future.

'I'm going to permission that to them, they person to instrumentality a look astatine however the squad is composed and what they deliberation they request and enactment each that together.'

When pressed connected whether helium would invited Rodgers back, should Glenn and Mougey privation to support him, the proprietor said: 'Absolutely. If they privation Aaron back, Aaron's a endowment for sure, a Hall of Famer.'

The legendary backmost made past successful the play finale erstwhile helium threw his 500th vocation touchdown successful the Jets' triumph implicit the Dolphins.

'I'm gonna get location and relax,' helium told Fox Sports successful an interrogation connected the MetLife Stadium turf instantly aft the game, adding: 'But I'm not going to clasp anyone up.

'I'll person conversations time with the Jets to spot what they're thinking, and past we volition marque a determination earlier it gets excessively precocious successful the offseason.'

Later, successful his post-game property conference, Rodgers admitted helium doesn't cognize if thing 'definitive' volition travel from those archetypal talks with the Jets.

Rodgers is slated to marque a non-guaranteed $37.5million successful 2025 with a dormant headdress deed of $49m arsenic his wage headdress full goes from $17.1m to $23.5m.

The Jets could dispersed the dormant wealth implicit 2 years by releasing Rodgers with the usage of post-June 1 designation. He has a no-trade clause successful his declaration truthful they would request his support to marque a deal.

The San Francisco 49ers, Minnesota Vikings and Las Vegas Raiders person each been reported arsenic imaginable destinations for Rodgers adjacent season.

Rodgers joined the Jets successful a wide celebrated determination earlier the 2023 season, lone to endure a season-ending Achilles wounded connected the team's opening thrust that year.

Over 18 games, the Jets are conscionable 6-12 erstwhile Rodgers has started arsenic he's thrown 28 touchdowns compared to 11 interceptions.