Aaron Rodgers unwanted by Jets front office? Bombshell report claims staff favored Derek Carr
The New York Jets are officially out of the Derek Car sweepstakes as the nine-year veteran and ex-Raider inked a four-year deal with the New Orleans Saints today.
The #Saints & Derek Carr agreed on a 4-yr deal for $150M with $100M in total guarantees, per me & @MikeGarafolo. He gets $70M effectively fully guaranteed ($60M at signing, another $10M in Year 3 vesting after Year 1). Carr structures his deal to accommodate Saints’ cap issues. https://t.co/vs6qaBh7rg
The Saints signed Carr to a four-year $150 million deal with $100 million guaranteed. He'll be getting paid $37.5 million a year with New Orleans.
Many had Carr pegged to signing with the Jets. The interest was mutual on both sides and Carr was the frontrunner by many to be the Jets' next quarterback. A report from Matthew Berry today surfaced that Jets owner Woody Johnson really wanted Rodgers, but the rest of the team and the front office wanted Carr.
#Jets owner Woody Johnson really wants #Packers QB Aaron Rodgers. So, the staff has had to be supportive of that. However, secretly, the rest of the team's front office wanted Derek Carr, per @MatthewBerryTMR.
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According to SI journalist Peter King, the Packers are seeking at least two first-round picks for Rodgers. According to King, Johnson would happily pay the price of two firsts to acquire Rodgers.
The #Packers will want at least two 1st round picks in a trade for QB Aaron Rodgers, Peter King shares in his column.
King adds that #Jets owner Woody Johnson would happily pay that price. The question remains if Rodgers even wants to play for NY. https://t.co/BO7UHPpOGM
Is there a chance the New York Jets lose out on Aaron Rodgers after losing out on Derek Carr?
Reports have been circling around saying that Rodgers does not want to return to Green Bay. Rich Eisen said today that he's heard "over and over again" at the combine that the Packers are hoping Rodgers doesn't want to returk to the team.
The #Packers are hoping that QB Aaron Rodgers *doesn't* want to return to Green Bay, according to @RichEisenShow who said he heard it "over and over again" in Indianapolis.
They are ready to move on. https://t.co/fp1YPwXEQX
If Rodgers wants to play elsewhere, the team will acquire draft picks in return for trading him. If he decides to retire, they won't get anything by losing him, but will focus on having Jordan Love as their starting quarterback.
The Jets could very well still be in play for Rodgers, but there is a slight possibility they won't land him.
If Aaron Rodgers stays with the Packers who could the Jets target?
It would be the most Jets thing for them to lose out on both Aaron Rodgers and Derek Carr this off-season.
They have already lost out on Derek Carr and who knows what will happen to Aaron Rodgers.
If the Jets lose out on Rodgers, they could target a veteran free agent such as Jimmy Garoppolo or Baker Mayfield. They could also try to trade up in the draft to select a young quarterback in the deep 2023 class.
As each day gets closer to an Aaron Rodgers decision, the Jets will explore other options as they may need to if Rodgers doesn't get traded to them.