Aaron Rodgers hasn’t committed to playing in 2025 for the Jets or anyone else, but he did entertain a hypothetical about being back with the team during his Wednesday press conference.
Rodgers was asked a couple of questions about Kirk Cousins’s situation in Atlanta, including if he’d be open to returning to the Jets if they told him they would be drafting a quarterback early as the Falcons did with Michael Penix Jr. Rodgers referenced being in Green Bay when Jordan Love was drafted in his answer while saying that he’d be open to having a hand in developing another quarterback.
“When they drafted Jordan, I felt like I was one bad stretch from being benched and I won MVP a couple years,” Rodgers said, via a transcript from the team. “So, that’s the way the League is — you got to prove that you can play every single week, and through stretches. So, if they ask me back and they drafted a guy, I’d mentor the hell out of him if I was playing and I’d try to play as well as I could to keep him on the bench.”
Rodgers’s time in Green Bay after they drafted Love wasn’t always smooth sailing and he was playing at a much higher level than he has throughout this season with the Jets. Both of those things would be among the many considerations for all involved as they plot a path forward come the offseason.
