‘My knee feels a little healthier’: Jets star Breece Hall jokes he’s a lot better now that Aaron Rodgers moves to New York as QB’s new teammates crank up his blockbuster trade
Some Gang Green stars expressed excitement over Aaron Rodgers finally making a trade for their team from the Green Bay Packers.
Rodgers was traded to the New York Jets along with the Packers’ number 15 pick and a fifth-rounder in Thursday’s NFL Draft.
In return, Green Bay receives the Jets’ 13th overall draft pick, a second-round pick that becomes No. 42 overall, a sixth-round pick, and a conditional second-round pick for 2024, which will become a first when Rodgers plays. 65 percent of the photos this season.
One of the best comments came from star running back Breece Hall, who is currently rehabbing from a torn ACL, as he said on social media, “My knee feels a little healthier now,” while also saying “damn about time.”
Several players on both sides of the ball also celebrated the much-anticipated deal by changing their Twitter profile pictures to a photo of Rodgers wearing the No. 8 as a member of the California Golden Bears during his playing days in college.
Aaron Rodgers finally being traded to the Jets brought celebration to his new teammates
Both of the Jets’ reigning NFL Rookie of the Year winners joined in the Twitter excitement
Currently injured running back Breece Hall was one of the most excited Jets on Twitter
Hall wasn’t the only playmaker on the Jets to drop a noteworthy tweet when reigning offensive rookie of the year Garret Wilson said, “Stop playing.”
The Jets’ newest re-signing center Connor McGovern also chimed in with the fun saying, “And I didn’t think today could get any better……@AaronRodgers12 LETS GOOO.”
McGovern was the Jets’ starting center for the past three years before testing free agency this summer, while details of his contract have not yet been made available.
Fighter jets bigger than life offensive equipment Mehki Becton has fun posting multiple gifs that showed happiness and dancing, along with an edited photo from the movie ‘Step Brothers’ where his head and Rodgers’ head replace the faces of the main characters from the movie.
The Jets and Packers were in trade talks for over a month after Rodgers admitted on the Pat McAfee show that he wanted to trade for the Jets.
There have also been numerous reports for weeks that the transaction was nearing completion and about “99 percent complete.”
New York has already added weapons to their receiving core by signing former Chiefs WR Mecole Hardman and former Packers WR Allen Lazard in free agency this summer.
Lazard and Rodgers are said to have a close relationship while in Green Bay together.
Multiple New York Jets players took to Twitter to celebrate the highly anticipated announcement
Rodgers has $108.8 million left on his current contract, which runs through 2026, though that season and 2025 are considered “puny” years and are strictly for salary cap purposes.
His contract will currently be reworked to fit under the Jets salary cap as the team currently only has $8.4 million in cap space. according to the NFLPA salary cap report.
New York has already taken several steps to create cap space this offseason, including restructuring the contracts of left guard Laken Tomlinson, cornerback DJ Reed and tight end Tyler Conklin, saving about $20 million to upgrade Rodgers’ contract. to catch.
Rodgers discussed his future on former Pro Bowl punter Pat McAfee’s podcast on March 15