Earlier than the Jets fired Robert Saleh and Joe Douglas, group proprietor Woody Johnson reportedly advised beginning the in-season reckoning with Aaron Rodgers.
Johnson proposed benching Rodgers because the beginning quarterback for Tyrod Taylor following the Jets’ 10-9 residence loss to the Denver Broncos in Week 4, in line with The Athletic, which cited a number of sources.
The Jets fell to 2-2 with the loss, and Johnson reportedly believed Rodgers — who accomplished 24-of-42 passes for 225 yards throughout that wet, touchdown-less afternoon — was holding the group again.
The daring suggestion got here as a shock to Douglas and the coaches, who persuaded Johnson towards benching Rodgers, suspecting it could go over poorly with the veteran quarterback and his teammates, in line with The Athletic.
Johnson would go on to fireside Saleh as head coach after Week 5 and Douglas as normal supervisor on Tuesday after Week 11.
Rodgers, who turns 41 subsequent month, has began all 11 video games for the disappointing Jets, who fell to 3-8 with Sunday’s 28-27 residence loss to the Indianapolis Colts.
Douglas acquired Rodgers in the course of the 2023 offseason in a franchise-altering commerce with the Inexperienced Bay Packers, envisioning the four-time NFL MVP because the lacking piece on a Tremendous Bowl-hopeful roster flush with offensive weapons and defensive expertise.
However Rodgers suffered an Achilles tear 4 snaps into final season, and he has not produced at his customary celebrity stage this yr in his return. He has thrown for two,442 yards, 17 touchdowns and 7 interceptions, typically showing to lack the mobility to make performs outdoors of the pocket like he has all through his profession.
Rodgers stated final week that he thinks he want to play past this season, however The Athletic reported it’s more and more unlikely he does so with the Jets.
A supply shared the same sentiment to ESPN, saying they’d be “shocked” to see Johnson roll with Rodgers once more subsequent yr.
Not one of the cash on Rodgers’ contract for 2025 is assured.
