Aaron Rodgers.
Al Bello/Getty ImagesThe future looked bright for Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jet at the start of the season — but now the veteran quarterback is left to wonder if he has a future at all.
Rodgers, 41, and the Jets lost 40-14 to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, December 29, the team's sixth loss in 7 games that dropped their overall season record to a very disappointing 4-12.
During Sunday's game broadcast on CBS, the legendary play-by-play analyst Jim Nantz He revealed how Rodgers responded when he asked him about his future in New York.
“He looked us straight in the eyes and said, 'I really don't know.' “It's going to take some time,” Nantz, 65, said.
Rodgers remains under contract with the Jets until the end of next season. The team could decide to move on from the legendary quarterback, which would pose a significant financial burden on the franchise. There is also a chance that Rodgers simply decides to leave himself.
After Sunday's game, Rodgers told reporters that the loss was a microcosm for the Jets all year.
“I mean, it's kind of like the season just kind of got away from us,” he said. “A lot of games got away from us. We were moving the ball and then we hit the wall and that was kind of the season.
Airplanes The coach was fired Robert Saleh in October after a 2-3 start, but the team has won just two games since then under the interim coach Jeff Ulbrich. The team traded for Rodgers' friend and former Green Bay Packers teammate Davante Adams later that month, but the Jets' offense has continued to deteriorate since the trade.
In short, nothing helped right the sinking ship.
During an appearance on ESPN Pat McAfee Show On Monday, December 23, Rodgers said the Jets would be his “first choice” if he chose to play next season.
During Aaron Rodgers' rookie season with the Green Bay Packers, his relationship with teammate Brett Favre needed a lot of defrosting. Rodgers, 41, was drafted 24th overall by the Packers in the 2005 NFL Draft, a surprising flop for a player who was widely expected to be drafted inside the top five.
“I think there's a world where they just say, 'Hey, thank you, we'll go in another direction on January 6,'” Rodgers told McAfee, 37, referring to the day after the Jets' regular season ended. “That's a possibility.”
The Jets close out the regular season on Sunday, January 5, against the Miami Dolphins.
Whatever happens, Rodgers said he doesn't plan to make an immediate decision about his future.
“I'm going to take some time off after the year — unless I'm released immediately,” Rodgers said in a Wednesday, December 18, appearance on ABC News. Pat McAfee Show. “But I'm still going to take time whether I want to play or not. I'm going to take some time away from it, either way.
