The New York Jets landed a legend when Aaron Rodgers left the Green Bay Packers after 18 years to join life in the Big Apple in 2023.
The 40-year-old is a four-time Most Valuable Player Award winner.
His value for the Jets on the pitch lasted all of four snaps in the last campaign as he tore his Achilles tendon against the Buffalo Bills.
It was incredibly bad luck for a man who was touted as someone who could change the fortune of the team.
They haven’t seen a Super Bowl pitch since the first moon landing.
Rodgers has come back in 2024 as the Jets try to finally boost with his considerable experience. It’s been 13 years since they managed to get to the playoffs.
That unlucky number fits with a campaign that has started poorly to say the least.
The good news is that no side is dominating AFC East and there’s time to turn the tide.
Rodgers’s individual contributions have been mixed. He suffered one of the worst games in his career in the loss to Minnesota Vikings with three interceptions.
His quality has never been far away though with a 52-yard Hail Mary touchdown pass in the narrow loss to the Bills.
A 40-year-old quarterback who played no preseason, has a host of niggles and hasn’t had much protection isn’t sustainable though.
Talk of replacements is rife, especially as the star’s contract runs out in 2025.
