Lamar Jackson and Aaron Rodgers Trade Questions Go Unanswered

Who’s Calling the Shots?

Adding to the confusion, Jackson does not officially have an agent. The N.F.L. on Thursday sent a memo warning teams not to negotiate with Ken Francis, who is not a certified agent, and had been contacting teams on Jackson’s behalf. Responding to a news report of Francis’s involvement, Jackson soon tweeted, “Stop lying, that man never tried to negotiate for me.”

Later that day, the quarterback teased a portable fitness product coming from “my partner Ken and I.”

So where will Jackson end up? Indianapolis Colts General Manager Chris Ballard, for one, said his team was interested, calling Jackson a “special player.”

But another possibility could be the Patriots, according to the Patriots owner Robert Kraft, who told reporters Monday that his friend, the rapper Meek Mill, had let him know that Jackson wanted to come to New England. Kraft said he responded that the decision was up to Coach Bill Belichick.

Whither Aaron Rodgers?

In the meantime, Rodgers, who has gone public with his desire to join the Jets, has gotten restless. It is unclear if he and the Packers are communicating as well as one might expect for a team and the star quarterback who has led them for 18 years.

Rodgers said the team had not been straightforward with him about the future.

“I love direct communication,” Rodgers said in a March 15 interview on the “The Pat McAfee Show.”

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/28/sports/football/lamar-jackson-aaron-rodgers-trade.html