By any metric you want to use, the New York Jets and Aaron Rodgers experiment has been a failure.
After only playing four snaps in 2023 before tearing his Achilles, to now having the Jets at 3-8 and in a world of pain, what Rodgers was supposed to do for this team, he hasn't done.
But that is this season. What about going forward? Having a 40-year-old quarterback who seems to be declining with his level of play is not what many expected, and that leaves open the question of whether Rodgers will return in 2025.
Well, we now have some news on that front, with NFL Network's Ian Rapoport stating that Rodgers isn't a certainty to be a Jet next season.
"Sources say Aaron Rodgers has an uphill battle to be able to return to the Jets in 2025," Rapoport said. "My understanding is his play must improve significantly, so there are real questions about whether or not he's going to be back."
Per Spotrac.com, Rodgers has a cap hit of $23.5 million and a dead cap hit of $49 million in 2025, so moving off from the four-time MVP winner isn't exactly straightforward - unless the Jets are fine with eating those cap numbers.
Additionally, is there any worth in running it back with Rodgers, who will most likely have a new head coach and offensive coordinator? That is in the eye of the beholder, but no one can doubt that this experiment has been a disaster.
And it is looking increasingly likely that Rodgers won't be a Jet in 2025, which then begs the question, what does his NFL future look like?
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