Jets’ Aaron Rodgers hopes to play beyond next season, says team needs to flush

Aaron Rodgers is focused on coming back strong next season for the New York Jets. And, he hopes, beyond 2024.

But first, he says changes need to be made at the team headquarters at One Jets Drive.

Rodgers told reporters Monday the team needs to “flush” what he called “bulls—” in order to become a winner next season.

“The bulls— that has nothing to do with winning, needs to get out of the building,” Rodgers said, via the New York Daily News.

Immediately beforehand, Rodgers teased his forthcoming weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show” after he implied on the show last week that comedian Jimmy Kimmel could be named in soon-to-be-released court documents revealing celebrity associates of convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. 

After Rodgers’ comments went viral, Kimmel responded in a social media post forcefully denying any association with Epstein and threatening to pursue legal action against Rodgers over the comments. Kimmel has not been referenced in any documents related to Epstein’s case that have been publicly released as of midday Monday.

The 40-year-old quarterback also acknowledged Monday he first thought he could be one and done after he was traded to New York last April. But thoughts of staying for multiple seasons were sparked as he began having fun “and kind of falling back in love with the game.”

Then came the torn left Achilles tendon that sabotaged his season — and the Jets’ hopes — just four snaps into his debut.

“And then it gets taken away,” Rodgers said. “So this is not a one-year (thing) in my mind. I mean, obviously, it’s a ‘What have you done for me lately?’ And I’m going to have to go out and prove I can still play at a high level.

“But I’d like this to be more than just next year.”

So do the Jets, who finished 7-10 and missed the playoffs for the 13th consecutive year — the longest active drought among the major North American professional sports leagues.

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Publish date : 2024-01-08 19:23:15

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