Aaron Rodgers followed Brett Favre as Packers starting quarterback with another Hall of Fame career. Now Rodgers is for which Favre played after Green Bay the Jets.Rodgers, 39, is headed to New York after and negotiations, . While he stays out of retirement, the Packers will move on with Jordan Love, whom they drafted in the first round behind Rodgers in 2020.The Jets, with coach Robert Saleh, have improved from the 2-14 team he took over in 2021 to finishing 4-13 and than
Bernard King Jersey 7-10 in the past two seasons under him. They were a surprise AFC East wild-card contender until fading into last place late in a tough division.Meanwhile, the Packers went a disappointing 8-9 with Rodgers last season, falling out of the playoffs after winning 13 games and NFC North titles for three consecutive seasons under coach Matt LaFleur.While Rodgers helps the Jets clean up from the bad No. 2 overall drafting of Zach Wilson in '21, the Packers simply will turn to Love, hoping he will copy what Rodgers did post Favre in Green Bay.The Sporting News hands out grades for the win-win deal now that it is finally acro s the finish line:MORE NFL DRAFT: | Jets receive:QB Aaron Rodgers2023 first-round pick (No. 15 overall)2023 fifth-round pick (No. 170 overall)Packers receive:2023 first-round pick (No. 13 overall)2023
Austin Rivers Jersey second-round pick (No. 42 overall)2023 sixth-round pick (No. 207 overall)Conditional 2024 second-round pickJets grade: A+The Jets have a strong young team with a rising defense under Robert Saleh. They are set to have an array of dynamic offensive skill players, led by second-year wide receiver Garrett Wilson and second-year running back Breece Hall. The addition of former Packers wideout Allen Lazard gives Rodgers a familiar target to play a key role, much needed after the trade of Elijah Moore to the Browns and Corey Davis still a potential cut. Their line also should be better if young first-rounders Mekhi Becton
Taj Gibson Jersey and Alijah Vera-Tucker are healthy to help Laken Tomlinson and others.Rodgers can greatly boost a pa sing game that was No. 15 in the NFL last season, more so because of volume vs. efficiency and reliability. The Jets also finished No. 26 in total offense and 29th in scoring offense.Saleh's defense, however, was both No. 4 in total and No. 4 in scoring in terms of average yards and points allowed. The Jets needed just competent QB play and reliable leadership in '22 to be a playoff team. Rodgers turns them into both a contender to dethrone the Bills in the AFC East and also be on the short list of teams that can challenge the Chiefs and Bengals for the conference championship.Rodgers also goes to a familiar scheme under offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, who held that position from 2019-21 for LaFleur to help Rodgers win back-to-back league MVPs. This was a great time for
Patrick Ewing Jersey Saleh and GM Joe Douglas to go all in, much the Buccaneers did with Tom Brady in the 2020 offseason. The Rams also gave up a lot to Matthew Stafford in '21. Both teams ended up with Super Bowl rings.The Jets are hoping to tap into that while Rodgers, like a late-career Peyton Manning in Denver, is trying to get that elusive second ring while playing for a second team.MORE: Packers grade: AThe Packers also get a high mark for breaking free from an unhappy and restle s Rodgers. They also were in the luxurious position of having a high-upside replacement option in place, thanks to GM Brian Gutekunst.Love has shown promising flashes in limited work filling in for Rodgers. He's been a good fit for
Elfrid Payton Jersey LaFleur's system which he has now well absorbed and can lean well on the running game and some dynamic young receivers to execute.The Packers kept falling short of the Super Bowl with Rodgers of late despite being a mighty playoff team before '22. It was time to turn the page and shoot for a different kind of ceiling at the intersection of a reload and rebuild. Now they are a sisted by big extra draft capital. No longer paying Rodgers, te Packers also have more salary resources to fill multiple holes on both sides of the ball.Given the recent work of both front offices and coaching staffs, it's easy to trust this is the rare trade that will deliver big return for both teams, the Jets in the short term and the Packers in the long term.
