NFL insider Dianna Russini of The Athletic raised eyebrows when she reported on Tuesday that “there is no one staff that [she’s] listening to that’s, available in the market, locked in on” pursuing veteran quarterback Aaron Rodgers after his divorce from the New York Jets turns into official.
It seems Rodgers is not ready to listen to from golf equipment.
On Wednesday, Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio reported that he heard on the NFL mix that “Rodgers has reached out to the” New York Giants.
“The way in which I heard this particular factor,” Florio wrote, “leads me to imagine it’s extra seemingly than not true. It’s unclear whether or not the Giants can be fascinated about Rodgers. Sure, he may very well be higher than different choices they’ll have, particularly if he’ll take much less money as a way to stick it just a little bit (or rather a lot) to the Jets, who didn’t need to hold him.”
Final week, Rodgers said he seeks “a superb staff” that wishes him. That was earlier than Pat Leonard of the New York Day by day Information reported on Tuesday that Rodgers “prefers to play for the” Los Angeles Rams in the event that they commerce present QB1 Matthew Stafford to a membership just like the Giants.
Sadly for Rodgers and Large Blue, Rams head coach Sean McVay just lately announced his need to proceed working with Stafford by way of not less than the 2025 season. Moreover, Los Angeles seemingly is not in any hurry to commerce Stafford, although he is searching for a big pay increase through a restructured deal.
Stafford is signed by way of the 2026 marketing campaign.
Rodgers acknowledged this previous December that he “simply re-did [his] home right here in Jersey” and that his “objective was to play a few more years right here.” In the meantime, marketed “good” groups that would have new beginning quarterbacks this coming September, such because the Pittsburgh Steelers and Minnesota Vikings, reportedly have choices aside from Rodgers in thoughts.
On Feb. 14, Steve Helling and Ryan Dunleavy of the New York Put up reported Rodgers “aggressively urged the Jets to stay with him for one more season or two all through a number of conversations.” The notion exists that Rodgers might have realized there wasn’t a lot of a marketplace for his companies then.
The Giants may signal Rodgers to a team-friendly contract and nonetheless take Miami’s Cam Ward or Colorado’s Shedeur Sanders through the third general decide of the 2025 draft. Then once more, Rodgers may determine at any level he’d reasonably retire than play for a staff in the midst of a rebuild.
