Rodgers will turn 42 in December
Aaron Rodgers' future is in limbo, but the second half of his 2024 campaign may just keep him around.
The New York Jets arguably had their most disappointing season in franchise history, as they were just 5-12 despite playoff expectations and Super Bowl hopes.
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Rodgers missed just about the entire 2023 season after rupturing his Achilles on just his fourth snap as a Jet. This season, he sure looked like a 40-year-old quarterback coming off a major injury.
Green Bay Packers linebacker Clay Matthews, left, points to Super Bowl MVP Aaron Rodgers after giving him a championship belt after the win against the Pittsburgh Steelers during Super Bowl XLV at Cowboys Stadium in Arlington, Texas, on Feb. 6, 2011. (USA TODAY NETWORK-Wis. via Imagn Content Services, LLC)
At times, however, mostly in the second half, he turned back the clock, and Clay Matthews, who won Super Bowl XLV with Rodgers, thinks Rodgers can create some magic with new guys in charge.
"I’d love to see him come back. I tuned into the Jets more than ever this year to see what he was able to do," Matthews told Fox News Digital in a recent interview. "Obviously, there was a lot of excitement, and with the playmakers they had, the trade for Davante Adams. Being an armchair quarterback, you look at ownership, GM is fired, head coach is fired, but you wonder if he’s a part of it. I’d love to see him play as a fan.
Ex-Green Bay Packers teammates Clay Matthews, inset, and Aaron Rodgers spent 10 season together in Green Bay. (IMAGN)
"He's still got it. Father Time is catching up, but you give him some protection and some playcalling, playmakers around him, I think he can still get it done."
Both Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas were fired midseason, but in Rodgers' final 10 games, he threw for 2,234 yards, 18 touchdowns and four interceptions, and had six games with a passer rating over 100.
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New head coach Aaron Glenn said in his introductory press conference that Rodgers will be discussed with new general manager, Darren Mougey. Gang Green has the seventh selection in the draft, so it is not exactly prime time for a quarterback, considering it is considered a weak class.
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