FLOHAM PARK, N.J. — New York Jetzer Lon Rodgers’ marriage appears to be over after two disappointing seasons as it is unlikely that a future Hall of Fame quarterback will remain with the team in 2025.
Rodgers, 41, flew to New Jersey last week to meet new coach Aaron Glenn and new general manager Darren Moosy, a source confirmed by ESPN. Fox Sports reported on Sunday The Rogers was informed at the meeting that the team had decided to say goodbye to him.
A Jets spokesman declined to confirm the report.
Glenn has been in contact with Rogers since he was hired as part of an evolving debate about the quarterback’s future. Glenn was not a commitment at Rogers at his introductory press conference held on January 27th. The coach said he wanted to meet the veteran before choosing a direction at quarterback.
The official announcement is likely to occur in the next few days.
Rodgers said at the end of the season he understood the situation.
“In either case, I’m not upset or offended by anything they’ve decided to do,” he said.
Rodgers has 18 starts, six wins, one highly publicized tears of Achilles, countless headlines in his two years with the Jets. It is unclear whether he will continue his career. He claims that it is still undecided in its 21st season.
Future Hall of Famer remains on the contract for a year, with a non-guaranteed $37.5 million. He was scheduled to count $23.5 million at the cap.
The Jets are left with $49 million in dead money. In that case, they will need to carry his $23.5 million cap until June 1st. At that point, he counted $14 million in 2025, a net saving of $9.5 million.
However, in the June 1st scenario, there will be a $35 million bill in 2026.
If he chooses to retire, the same accounting applies.
Deciding to end the five-year Super Bowl drought, the Jets made the biggest trade in franchise history on April 24, 2023, earning four MVPs from the Green Bay Packers for their draft pick packages. did.
Expectations skyrocketed as the Jets trumpeted Rogers as a lacking piece. His first season ended as soon as it began, with left Achilles torn in the fourth snap of the 2023 season.
Rodgers returned to health in 2024, opening all games despite having some leg injuries, achieving a vintage four-touchdown game in the season finale. There weren’t many such games for Rogers. Rodgers performed unevenly throughout the season.
He passed 3,897 yards and 28 touchdowns. Both came third on the Jets singleseason list, but they had 11 interceptions and ranked 25th out of 32 eligible NFL passersby. The Jets were not achieved on offense, finishing 24th in scoring, making it 5-12 in one of the biggest disappointments of the season.
Rogers’ slow start was a major reason why coach Robert Sale was fired only five games in the season. Rogers’ closest confidant, offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, was demoted at that point. Six weeks later, Joe Douglas was fired as general manager.
Saleh, Douglas and Hackett were part of the Jets’ conditions when they visited Rodgers at their home in Malibu, California in March 2023, persuading the quarterback to play for the Jets. At that point, the Jets and Packer began working on a deal that took a month to finalize. By then, the Packers had decided to promote Jordan’s love to his first job.
So we started five months of breathtaking hype for the jet, highlighted by appearing on HBO’s “Hard Knock.” Rodgers made his team debut on September 11th, 2023 in Monday Night Football. During his introduction, he ran out of the MetLife Stadium Tunnel, which was raised with the American flag. It was one of the biggest moments of his career, he said.
Within minutes he was crumpled to the ground after the bag, and left Achilles burst.
Rodgers’ predicted departure leaves 35-year-old Tyrod Taylor as the only experienced quarterback on the roster. The Jets could potentially pursue a starting caliber quarterback in the offseason. You can also draft quarterbacks.
Rogers’ imminent departure means they can release wide receiver Davante Adams, having to renegotiate his banned cap charge ($38.3 million) to stay on the roster. Adams said his decision will be affected by whether Rodgers will stay or go after the season.
