With Jets Trade, Aaron Rodgers Gets His Ask — a Team Desperate for Him

Green Bay traded quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the Jets on Monday, ending a three-year power struggle between the Packers and one of pro football’s greatest passers.

After a relatively lengthy negotiation process, the Jets agreed to trade the No. 13 overall pick in this year’s draft, as well as two later-round picks and a conditional second-round pick in the 2024 N.F.L. draft, in exchange for Rodgers, the No. 15 pick and a later-round pick. The trade, which was confirmed by a person with knowledge of the terms who was not authorized to speak publicly, was first reported by ESPN.

The deal for Rodgers had been imminent since March, when he said on “The Pat McAfee Show” that he intended to play for the Jets this season. In the six weeks since that confirmation, Jets and Packers leadership publicly said that the trade would happen, but the teams did not come to terms until three days before the N.F.L. draft was scheduled to begin in Kansas City, Mo.

Since quarterback Joe Namath led the Jets to their only Super Bowl appearance, a victory in January 1969, the franchise has struggled to find another long-term successor. The team has used first-round picks to try to fix the position: Richard Todd in 1976, Ken O’Brien in 1983, Chad Pennington in 2000, Mark Sanchez in 2009, Sam Darnold in 2018, and Zach Wilson in 2021.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/24/sports/football/aaron-rodgers-jets-green-bay-packers.html