Aaron Rodgers is on the open market. Might he be the Titans’ quarterback in 2025?
It’s a chance that we will’t completely rule out. The four-time league MVP, whom the New York Jets formally introduced they’ll launch in March, is expected to continue playing despite a disappointing past two seasons. And it’s no certainty that Tennessee, armed with the No. 1 general choose, will take a quarterback on this draft.
A brief-term bridge possibility is in play for the Titans. In the event that they’re not offered on Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders or Miami’s Cam Ward, it is smart to pair an completed veteran with Will Levis — who nonetheless has two years on his rookie contract — to man the quarterback place for 2025, with the primary choose leveraged to build up much-needed draft capital.
Draft picks are priceless to all groups, in fact. However they need to be seen at an particularly excessive premium by the brand new Titans brass, which is tasked with flipping a talent-deficient roster that completed 3-14 final season.
“We’re going to show over each rock, whether or not that’s free company, draft,” new normal supervisor Mike Borgonzi stated concerning the QB place at his introductory press convention. “Will [Levis], we’re going to present him each alternative to play and compete, however we’re going to assault this factor. We’re going to be relentless attacking this factor.”
A declining Rodgers remains to be exponentially higher than what the Titans had in 2024.
The 41-year-old threw for 3,897 passing yards and 28 touchdowns towards 11 interceptions final season. In contrast, Levis and Mason Rudolph mixed for fewer passing yards (3,621) and touchdowns (22) and threw double the picks (22). Rodgers may give coach Brian Callahan the type of stability on the place to permit his offense to come back to life.
“I feel it’s very clear that that’s a place we’ve got to do our due diligence on and our work on, each in free company and the draft,” Callahan stated final month.
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Because the Titans rebuild their roster, the four-time All-Professional is somebody who may carry followers to the seats as properly; that’s a plus contemplating any perceived headache that his presence brings. A sparsely crammed Nissan Stadium was a daily prevalence for house video games in 2024.
Would Rodgers really need to come back to Tennessee, which has had a poor pass-protecting offensive line for years? It’s arduous to say. However at 41 and with restricted mobility, it is arduous to think about that his market can be strong.
Remember the fact that Rodgers and Titans president of soccer operations Chad Brinker, who has the ultimate say on the roster, overlapped for 14 years with the Green Bay Packers (2009-22). New Titans passing recreation coordinator and cornerback coach Tony Oden was with Rodgers the previous two seasons with the Jets, too. Rodgers’ relationship with each people is unclear, however that familiarity may play a job in potential discussions.
Tennessee’s roster wants loads of work, but it surely has a 1,000-yard huge receiver (Calvin Ridley) and 1,000-yard rusher (Tony Pollard). The Titans have the No. 1 choose. They at the moment rank eleventh in wage cap area. They’ve an offensive-minded coach.
On paper, there are causes to be intrigued should you’re a veteran quarterback like Rodgers.
The Titans are a staff with their eyes towards the long run.
“If I can map this out completely, I’d like to have 30 picks over the subsequent three years and 12 of these come within the prime 100,” Brinker stated final month. “I imply, that will be best. That’s the way you flip your roster. That’s the way you get youth in your roster.
“After which let’s be selective in free company to attempt to discover a few of the proper veterans to steadiness this roster,” he continued, “and be capable to present these guys find out how to be execs.”
Why can’t Rodgers be a kind of veterans?
Ben Arthur is an NFL reporter for FOX Sports activities. He beforehand labored for The Tennessean/USA TODAY Community, the place he was the Titans beat author for a yr and a half. He coated the Seattle Seahawks for SeattlePI.com for 3 seasons (2018-20) previous to shifting to Tennessee. You possibly can observe Ben on Twitter at @benyarthur.
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