Aaron Rodgers ‘could complete his trade to the Jets THIS WEEK … with the move definitely done before the NFL Draft on April 27’ as the move to New York for the Packers quarterback nears.
Talks have dragged on, but there could be a breakthrough sooner rather than later as Aaron Rodgers looks to complete a trade from the Green Bay Packers to the New York Jets.
It’s been more than two weeks since Rodgers appeared on The Pat McAfee Show to reveal that he’ll keep playing but wants to move to the Big Apple. But since then, the two teams seem to be at an impasse during talks.
Not for much longer, though, according to a report in Sports Illustrated from Albert Breer, who suggests that, at best, a deal may even be announced this week.
If not, Breer said he expects the deal to be completed before the NFL Draft, which begins April 27 and runs through April 29.
Rodgers’ move is expected to headline a dramatic and exciting offseason overhaul for the Jets.
Aaron Rodgers will reportedly be a player for the Jets by the time of the NFL draft at the latest.
Rodgers, 39, wants to leave the Packers and travel to New York for the 2023 season.
Odell Beckham Jr has also been heavily linked with a move to New York, while Allen Lazard of the Packers and Mecole Hardman of the Kansas City Chiefs have already been pounced on.
Rodgers reportedly handed the Jets a wish list of four players that included Lazard, Beckham, Marcedes Lewis and Randall Cobb.
Lazard, of course, has already headed to New York and last week, speaking to TMZ Sports, he reaffirmed his belief that Rodgers will eventually join him there.
“There’s no concern on my part,” Lazard said, before endorsing Rodgers to lead the Jets’ charge for a Super Bowl title the team hasn’t won since 1969.
“Just knowing his aura, I think it will light a fire under a lot of guys in that locker room to really focus, to lock down and ultimately sacrifice the things that we love and care about in order to achieve this ultimate goal,” he said. aggregate.
The Packers, like the Jets, failed to make the playoffs last season after losing their final game of the season at home to the Detroit Lions.
Rodgers, 39, said after that game that he needed to decide if he would continue playing and even went on a four-day obscurity retreat to reflect on what life would be like away from the sport.
Then, once he made his decision after talks with the Packers, he revealed his intentions to McAfee on March 15.
Allan Lazard (right) has already joined the Jets and hopes quarterback Rodgers will follow