With what should be a completely new regime in 2025, it likely means Aaron Rodgers won’t be back” with the Jets according to Rich Cimini of ESPN.

“It’s hard to imagine him even wanting to come back,” Cimini adds. SNY’s Connor Hughes concurred, saying “it’s very clear now that this organization is going to find a new quarterback.”  The Jets beat has come out strong with the belief that this is the end of the line for Rodgers in New York following the firing of Joe Douglas.

There’s enough inertia here that we wouldn’t entirely rule out a Rodgers return — who is the owner? who is the general manager? who is the head coach? — but if those questions aren’t answered in a manner that is favorable to Aaron Rodgers, it seems likely that Rodgers would want to leave.

The question would then become: Who would want a 41-year-old quarterback who won’t throw deep and doesn’t want to be challenged?