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Aaron Rodgers had to play at least 65% of the offensive snaps for the New York Jets this season for the Green Bay Packers to get a 2024 first-round pick for him.
With Rodgers’ season ending after four plays due to a torn Achilles, that condition will not be met, and the Packers will ultimately get a 2024 second-round pick to conclude the trade for the four-time NFL MVP.
But that wasn’t the only condition in the language of the trade paperwork between the Jets and Packers, according to multiple sources who spoke to CBS Sports this week. Even though the Jets are guaranteed to send their second-round pick to the Packers, the Jets still do not have full control of their 2024 first-round pick because, technically, all of the conditions of the trade have not yet been met.
The NFL does not allow teams to deal picks not under their full control, so the Jets’ first- and second-round picks will essentially be held in escrow for the entirety of the 2023 season. At the end of the year, Green Bay will get the Jets’ second-rounder and Gang Green will officially own its first.
If the Jets wish to trade for a player who would require first-round compensation before the Oct. 31 deadline, they’ll have to create terms that add a condition on top of a condition in order to satisfy the league.
According to a source, the Packers included particular language in the trade to protect themselves in case of any surprises. The language related to any potential transaction the Jets could do to circumvent Rodgers’ salary or a Rodgers trade for any reason.
The language would protect the Packers and their trade compensation if the Jets tried to release and later sign Rodgers or if Rodgers forced a trade this year. And because either of those things could theoretically happen — even though there’s virtually no chance of it taking place in reality — the trade conditions have not yet been completed and thus both…
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Author : Jonathan Jones
Publish date : 2023-09-16 12:00:37
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