Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers on whether he’ll play in 2025: ‘I think so, yeah’
Despite the New York Jets’ troubles in 2024, Aaron Rodgers suggested Wednesday that he planned to play again next season.
“I think so, yes,” Rodgers said when asked.
Rodgers, who turns 41 on Dec. 2, said the Jets’ disappointing season hasn’t changed his thought process going forward.
“Not really, not because of the negative no,” he said.
While recovering from a torn Achilles tendon, Rodgers said in March that he hoped to play “two, three or four more years.” But a 2024 season that started with playoff ambitions hasn’t gone as planned. The Jets fired coach Robert Saleh after five games and enter their Week 11 matchup with the Indianapolis Colts losers of six of seven. At 3-7, New York has a 6 percent chance of making the playoffs, per The Athletics‘s Austin Mock.
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Rodgers has posted a career-low in quarterback rating (86.8) and has yet to throw for 300 yards in a game – something he hasn’t done since December 2021. Overall, New York’s offense ranks 26th in scoring and yards per game. .
Rodgers is under contract through the 2025 season. He has a $23.5 million cap hit next year, but the Jets would have to pay a $49 million dead cap charge if they fire him or if he retires go. If the Jets were to cut him (or retire) after June 1, they could spread the $49 million hit over two seasons, with $14 million in 2025 and $35 million in 2026.
What do you think of Rodgers’ comment?
It’s too early to tell if Rodgers will be back, or at least playing for the Jets. His statement was not exactly a statement of certainty; he has been much more definitive in the past when talking about his future. This wasn’t that.
Ultimately, it may not even be his choice whether he returns to the Jets. The franchise will likely have a new head coach and general manager, and the team will have to navigate a post-Woody Johnson world as its owner leaves to join Donald Trump’s administration for a second time. Purely from a performance statement, Rodgers is regressing. Inheriting a 41-year-old quarterback who is coming off a disappointing season may not be attractive to a future general manager or head coach.
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