Field Level Media
27 Mar 2023, 04:40 GMT+10
Jets coach Robert Saleh called quarterback Aaron Rodgers' interest in playing for New York "pretty cool" during an interview Sunday with NFL Network.
"Two years ago when we first got here, just thinking about where we were and how far we've come," Saleh said. "To have a guy like him want to play for us is pretty cool and shows how far we've come. But we still have a long way to go and a lot of work to do."
Some of that work includes officially acquiring Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers.
Earlier this month, the four-time NFL MVP said he intended to play for the Jets in 2023.
"The Packers would like to move on. They've let me know that in so many words, they've let other people know that in direct words," Rodgers said during a March 15 appearance on "The Pat McAfee Show."
"And because I still have that fire and I want to play, I'd like to play in New York. It's just a matter of getting that done at this point."
Rodgers, 39, signed a three-year, $150.815 million contract extension in March 2022. He is set to make $59.5 million in 2023.
Rodgers was named league MVP in 2011, 2014, 2020 and 2021, but is coming off one of the worst seasons of his career in 2022. He completed 64.6 percent of his passes for 3,695 yards, 26 touchdowns and 12 interceptions as the Packers (8-9) missed the playoffs.
There are familiar faces waiting for him in New York. The Jets signed former Packers receiver Allen Lazard to a reported four-year, $44 million deal earlier this month, and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett held the same position in Green Bay from 2019-21.
--Field Level Media
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