Since the Jets’ visit to Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers earlier this week, there has been silence from all parties involved.
That is until Friday afternoon.
Of all places, Packers President and CEO Mark Murphy spoke to WBAY-TV, a television station in Green Bay, during a WIAA women’s basketball state tournament about Rodgers’ future.
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During the interview, Murphy was asked if there was a scenario in which Rodgers could remain with the Packers next season.
“Yeah, I mean, unless things don’t go their way,” Murphy said. “Yeah, he’s obviously a great player.”
On Tuesday, Jets owner Woody Johnson, general manager Joe Douglas, coach Robert Saleh and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett flew to California to meet with Rodgers, hoping to convince the former four-time MVP that he ask to be traded to your team after receiving permission. of the Packers.
Rodgers has been contemplating his future since the end of the regular season, as he could stay with the team, retire or ask to be traded. Rodgers recently went on a dark retreat, hoping to find clarity about his future, but he continues to say that a decision will be made soon.
This situation is reminiscent of the Packers situation with Brett Favre when they had a young Rodgers waiting in the wings after he sat out his first three seasons. In March 2008, Favre retired only to unsubscribe and come back. But the Packers had already moved on Rodgers, so they traded the former three-time MVP to the Jets for a conditional fourth-round pick.
The Packers and Jets have reportedly discussed trade compensation for Rodgers, but it’s up to him whether he wants to be traded. Murphy said he hopes to get this all figured out by the start of free agency, which begins March 15.
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“I can’t go into all the details, but it’s a situation where I think we wanted to help Aaron get what he wanted, as well as help the Packers,” Murphy said. “Hopefully, to create a situation where it’s a win for both sides.
“We’re lucky to have back-to-back Hall of Fame quarterbacks,” Murphy said. “It was very early in my tenure, so I remember it very well with the Brett (Favre) situation. Something like this happens in our game, very few players play for only one team.
“Obviously Brett had a great race, Aaron had a great race here. Regardless of what happens, Aaron will be in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he will be in our hall of fame, we will bring him back and retire his number. But this is one of the things that you go through as a team. You want to accomplish something for both Aaron and us.”
Judging by Murphy’s comments, it seems increasingly unlikely that Rodgers will return to the Packers and could be days away from being traded to the Jets. After 15 seasons, 10 Pro Bowls, five All-Pro selections and one Super Bowl title, Green Bay appears ready to hand over the reins to Jordan Love, who was selected in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.
Over the past three seasons, Love has started just one game for the Packers while sitting behind Rodgers, learning from the veteran. Green Bay has to decide whether to take Love’s fifth-year option before May 2.
The Packers went 8-9 in 2022, marking their first losing season since 2018 when they went 6-9-1. Rodgers is slated to earn a guaranteed $59.5 million from a three-year, $150 million contract extension he signed last year.
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“Yeah, we have a lot of confidence in him,” Murphy said of Love. “We select it, we develop it. A lot of the credit goes to our coaches and Jordan, but we think he’s ready.
