Aaron Rodgers, 41, cracked a timely joke Monday on “The Pat McAfee Show” that his future with the Jets could be decided by owner Woody Johnson’s 18-year-old son Brick, whose influence over his father and the franchise was at the center of a controversial report last week by The Athletic, Ryan Dunleavy of The New York Post reports. 

McAfee was the one who first mentioned Brick Johnson in jest, posing a scenario where the heir informs Rodgers — the oldest active player in the NFL — that he is getting cut. 

“There’s a first time for everything and there’s been a few of those this year — first time in 20 years,” Rodgers said. “I’ve never been released before. Being released would be a first. Being released by a teenager would also be a first. Hey, you know, I’m open to everything. I find the comedy in all of it. If that happens, hey, it’s a great story.” 

Rodgers also reiterated last week’s comments that he is open to taking a pay cut to stay with the Jets and mentoring a first-round draft pick quarterback who will succeed him — like he did with the Packers’ Jordan Love before he was traded to the Jets. 

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