Aaron Rodgers is jetting off to a brand new crew.
The longtime Green Bay Packers quarterback has been traded to the New York Jets, a supply with data of the phrases confirmed to The New York Times on April 24. The transfer concludes Rodgers’ 18-year historical past with the Packers, which started in 2005 when he was drafted by the NFL crew.
Rodgers first shared his intention to go away throughout a March 15 interview on The Pat McAfee Present. “I have never been holding something up at this level,” he mentioned on the present. “It has been compensation that the Packers try to get for me and sort of digging their heels in.”
Amid the ready interval, Rodgers famous that he was taking a step again and sending love and gratitude to Inexperienced Bay.
Throughout his time as Packers quarterback, Rodgers led the crew to a Super Bowl win in 2011 with a compelling victory towards the Pittsburgh Steelers. As rumors round his potential departure to the Jets swirled in March, Rodgers addressed the speak however saved tight on particulars.