But the Packers are ready to move on, Rodgers explained, and now he is moving on. Rodgers went into the offseason leaning toward retirement, he told McAfee, but realized during a meditation retreat that he'd like to keep playing.

'Since Friday, I made it clear that my intention was to play and my intention is to play for the New York Jets,' Rodgers said that week on 'The Pat McAfee Show.' It was on March 16 when Rodgers first announced where he would be headed next. The 2020 first-round pick QB is entering the fourth season of his rookie deal, and Green Bay has until May 1 to decide whether or not to guarantee his $20.3 million, fully-guaranteed fifth-year option for 2024. Gutekunst revealed the obvious when asked why he chose to deal Rodgers now: To help accelerate Jordan Love's development. I felt like it would get done all along, but there were times you had to be careful with how you proceeded going forward.'

'Oh, there were a few,' Green Bay Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst said Monday, via USA Today, at his pre-draft press conference when asked if there were moments where he thought the trade wasn't going to get done. SportsLine: How QB impacts Wilson, Jets' key playmakers.Both the Packers and Jets can now breathe a sigh of relief since they both received what they wanted in an exchange that almost didn't happen. The second-round pick becomes a first-rounder if Rodgers plays 65% of the snaps this season. 207) and a conditional 2024 second-round pick to Green Bay in exchange for Rodgers, the No. In a move that seemed like it was a long time coming after Rodgers declared his intent was to play for the Jets, the deal is done. After 18 years with the Green Bay Packers, future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers has been traded to the New York Jets, CBS Sports NFL Insider Jonathan Jones reports.

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