Earlier this week, NFL insider Albert Breer of Sports Illustrated revealed that quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ “tentative intention” is to play in 2025, which would mean joining a different team after Rodgers and the New York Jets officially part ways.
During a very brief chat with TMZ Sports, Rodgers was asked about what he’ll be looking for in a future employer.
“If they want you,” Rodgers explained. He added that he’d like to be part of “a good team.”
While those seem to be basic requests for the future Hall of Famer, he could have some trouble finding a new NFL home to his liking. Both Rodgers and the Jets reportedly welcomed a divorce this offseason, so Gang Green probably isn’t on the list of potential landing spots for the 41-year-old.
The New York Giants, Tennessee Titans and Cleveland Browns are three teams that finished this past season at 3-14 and that could use bridge options at the sport’s most important position. However, ESPN’s Daniel Oyefusi mentioned for a piece published Friday that “only nine out of 46 teams have made the playoffs under the current division format (since 2002) after winning three or fewer games in the previous season.” Thus, none of those clubs can realistically be considered “good” this winter.
It sounds like the Indianapolis Colts won’t be in any hurry to give Rodgers a call. Numerous stories posted in February have linked the Las Vegas Raiders with Sam Darnold of the Minnesota Vikings. Some national media personalities have suggested the Pittsburgh Steelers should reach out to Rodgers, but those who cover the team have said they are “99.9%” sure that Pittsburgh won’t sign the veteran because he and that franchise “clash” stylistically. Meanwhile, Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams appear headed toward a reunion.
Maybe Vikings legend and 2025 Hall of Fame selection Jared Allen will be able to convince his former team that Rodgers is the right signal-caller to serve as a one-year replacement for Darnold and as a mentor for 2024 first-round draft pick J.J. McCarthy, who didn’t play as a rookie because of the full meniscus repair he needed this past summer.
Barring such a surprising development, Rodgers could find himself waiting to see if an advertised contender wants or needs a fill-in QB1 between the start of mandatory minicamp practices and the end of the preseason.
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