Aaron Rodgers gives blunt 4-word message when asked about discussions with Woody Johnson on his Jets future
The New York Jets had hoped that Aaron Rodgers would be their savior. But in his first year, he missed almost the entire season due to an Achilles injury, and during his second year, which is still underway, the Jets have registered a 4-11 record with two more games to go. With this, they have extended their playoff drought to 14 years, which is more than any other team across the NFL, MLB, NHL and NBA.
The poor record comes despite the Jets firing their coach Robert Saleh and GM Joe Douglas and bringing on board Rodgers' close friend, star wideout Davante Adams. So, naturally, people are thinking maybe the problem is Rodgers himself.
Reporters asked the four-time MVP whether he still saw himself as a Jets player once the season was over. His answer did not inspire confidence.
"You should ask Woody," Rodgers replied curtly.
And when he was asked whether he had had a conversation with the Jets owner regarding his job, he answered "No."
However, he elaborated that his staying with the Jets was contingent on many other factors, most of which were outside his control.
"There's a GM that has to get hired, I would assume first, and then he's going to be a part of hiring the head coach," Rodgers said. "And then so I have to be in the plans of multiple people, starting with the ownership and then the GM and then the head coach.
"So, that's why to me, that would not be a conversation I'm expecting anytime soon until those things are in place."
Those processes are unlikely to kick into motion before the season ends, although the Jets have been interviewing candidates for the GM role, without much success.
Aaron Rodgers muses about potentially being fired by Woody Johnson's teenage son
During an uncharacteristic Monday appearance on the "Pat McAfee Show," Aaron Rodgers wondered what it would be like to be fired by the owner's son. According to a damning report by The Athletic, Johnson's teenage sons, Brick and Jack, also chimed in with their opinions during team meetings, which the owner considered with as much seriousness as if they were coming from an executive.
Aaron Rodgers said that it would make for a "good story" if he got released by Brick. He had never been released during his entire career before, and being released by a teenager would be a case of two firsts.