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Al Bello/Getty ImagesThe future looked bright Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jet at the start of the season – but now the veteran quarterback is left to wonder if he even has a future at all.
Rodgers, 41, and the Jets lost 40-14 to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, December 29, the team’s 6th loss in 7 games which dropped their overall season record to a very disappointing 4-12.
During CBS’ broadcast of Sunday’s game, legendary play-by-play analyst Jim Nantz revealed how Rodgers responded when asked about his future in New York.
“He looked at us and said, ‘I really don’t know. I’ll take some time,’” said 65-year-old Nantz.
Rodgers is still under contract with the Jets until the end of next season. The team could decide to move on from the legendary quarterback, which would put a huge financial burden on the franchise. There is also the chance that Rodgers could decide to walk away himself.
After Sunday’s game, Rodgers told reporters that the loss was a microcosm of the Jets’ entire year.
“I mean, it’s like the season, it came from us,” he said. “Too many games came from us. We were moving the ball and then we hit a wall and that was the season.”
The Jets fired head coach Robert Saleh in October after a 2-3 start, but the team has won just two games since then under interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich. The team traded for Rodgers’ friend and former Green Bay Packers teammate David Adams later that month, but the Jets offense has continued to sputter since the trade.
In short, nothing has helped to right the sinking ship.
During an appearance on ESPN’s The Pat McAfee Show On Monday, December 23, Rodgers said the Jets would be his “first choice” if he chose to play next season.
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“I think there’s a world where they just say, ‘Hey, thanks, we’re going to go in another direction’ on January 6th,” Rodgers told McAfee, 37, referring to the day after the Jets’ regular season ends. “That’s a possibility.”
The Jets close the regular season on Sunday, January 5, against the Miami Dolphins.
Whatever happens, Rodgers said he doesn’t plan to make an immediate decision about his future.
“I’m going to take some time off after the year — unless I’m released right away,” Rodgers said on a Wednesday, December 18, appearance on The Pat McAfee Show. “But I’ll still take some time if I want to play or not. I’ll take some time to get away from it, either way.”
