Aaron Rodgers, as he’s wont to do, was playing it coy.It’s a hobby of his.
It may even drive him to a degree.Rodgers, in his heart, knows damned well what’s going to happen with whatever remains of the Jets hierarchy within days after this stunningly disappointing season of rampant underachievement comes to its merciful end in six weeks.The head coach and general manager have already been fired, Robert Saleh after five games and Joe Douglas last week.Rodgers’ best friend, Nathaniel Hackett, the demoted offensive coordinator and play-caller, and the rest of the Jets staff have as much of a chance to remain at their posts as of Woody Johnson doing what every Jets fan wants him to do, which is sell the team.Rodgers has been an unabashed supporter of interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich since he took over for Saleh.On Wednesday, Rodgers said he’s “definitely all in on Brick,” when speaking about whether he wants to come back to play for the Jets in 2025.He added, “I’m not going to say ‘Brick or nothing’ ” when it comes to deciding factors for him returning to play for the Jets in 2025.“I love Brick, but that’s out of my control,” Rodgers said.“Obviously, I would love to play for Brick again.
He’s a fantastic human being, but there’s a lot of things that can change in the next six weeks.There could be some really good feelings coming out of [these final six games] or there could be wholesale changes, and I might be a part of that.’’Rodgers said he wants to come back to play for the Jets in 2025 … if he decides he wants to play in 2025.This is the way the Jets quarterback has positioned this hot-button topic: He’ll decide if he wants to continue playing and, if he does, his first choice is the Jets.What’s completely out of his control, however, is whether the Jets — or anyone else — will want Rodgers to play for them in 2025.He turns 41 on Monday.
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