Jets embrace ‘fun,’ won’t bug Rodgers about ’24

Aaron Rodgers hasn’t performed a down but for the New York Jetshowever his future turned a speaking level Friday at coaching camp, with coach Robert Saleh saying he’d be “shocked” if the star quarterback pulls a one-and-done.

“I do not need to again him right into a nook and make him decide to one thing like that,” Saleh stated after apply. “I simply need him to have enjoyable and know that when he walks on this constructing to let unfastened and have a little bit little bit of enjoyable, B.S. with the blokes, come within the workplace, come discuss to us and simply get pleasure from enjoying soccer.

“Odds are, if you happen to get pleasure from enjoying soccer, you are going to need to hold doing it. I would not put strain on him to decide to one thing like that anyway, however I would be shocked if he does not play a number of years. He seems to be like a little bit child on the market.”

Rodgers, who turns 40 in December, has but to decide to multiple season. On Thursday, in his first information convention of camp, he actually appeared like a participant who needs to stay round for multiple season, praising the staff’s younger expertise and roster composition.

“When you will have so many nice gamers on rookie offers, it is fairly thrilling, understanding you are able to do one thing,” Rodgers stated Thursday. “You have bought an excellent window. It isn’t only a one-year factor the place you will be aggressive, which is enjoyable.”

At his introductory information convention in April, Rodgers stopped wanting a multiyear dedication, however he hinted at it by noting how a lot draft capital it price to get him from the Green Bay Packers. The commerce package deal included a 2023 second-round choose and a conditional 2024 second-rounder that turns into a first-round choose if he performs in 65% of the snaps.

Rodgers additionally has loads of monetary motivation to play in 2024. He has two years, $109 million remaining on his contract, which was restructured by the Packers to facilitate the commerce. Proper now, he is counting solely $1.2 million on the Jets’ cap, and $107.6 million on the 2024 cap, however his contract is predicted to be restructured once more.