Aaron Rodgers can well return for a 21st NFL season in 2025. He will simply not play for New York Jets, the team announced On Thursday, with the field marshal that will be launched before free agency. It is debatable, of course, how much Rodgers has left at 41, leaving two disappointing seasons in New York, but whenever I return, what clubs could they come to call?
Here are some pros and cons of possible Rodgers destinations:
Pros: Colts are probably not ready to give up Anthony Richardson, so renting Rodgers would allow the former first round, who is still 22 years old, to learn behind a proven veteran. With a solid line, maybe Rodgers could also recover them in the playoffs conversation in a doubtful division. Ah, and Pat McAfee would surely have more beautiful things to say about the team!
Cons: Richardson may not be reliable in this stage of his career, but adding Rodgers would delay his growth opportunities in the field. And would you really improve colts as a whole? This team has not reached the playoffs in five years, and even if Rodgers were decent, it would be a short -term aid at best.
Pros: Raiders need someone, anyone, in the center, and have a lot of space in the limit to spend on possible updates on the front and in general. The new coach Pete Carroll insisted that Las Vegas focuses on winning immediately, and that makes sense, taking into account that he is 73 years old. Rodgers, whose great volume of experience could attract the new minority owner Tom Brady, could be a perfect short -term partner.
Cons: Even if it required an exchange, the raiders are decently positioned to address quartback in the draft, possessing the general selection number 6. And although they have money to spend, the young wing closed Brock Bowers In offensive. Is this the right time to enter a pin that ages?
Pros: They seem prepared to let Sam Darnold try the market after the collapse of the end of the rejuvenated year of the field marshal, however, they could also use a battle -tested arm when the unproven JJ McCarthy recovers from multiple knee surgeries. Like Brett Favre before him, Rodgers could obtain a purple shipping spirit, combining with the support cast made of Minnesota and facing his old Packers Pals in the process.
Cons: They really like McCarthy, and even if it is not 100% for week 1, adding Rodgers would completely turn the script this year; It would be less about a slow presentation of an investment of its own and more on, well, they show the Aaron Rodgers. They can find cheaper and/or equivalents in free agency.
Pros: Brass giants need competition in Quarterback, and Rodgers has already endured the New York market. In fact, I could stay physically and know the stadium, etc.
Cons: Giants are not ready to contain; They have been in perpetual reconstruction mode. The defense is heartbreaking, yes, but what they really need is a long -term infrastructure in the offensive, and that is much more likely to pass through the draft, where they can try to use general selection No. 3 in a call of signal .
Pros: Mike Tomlin bought the idea of shooting with a veteran of aging but once elite in 2024, and Rodgers literally surpassed the Steelers of Tomlin on the biggest stage years ago. If Pittsburgh is happy to float around the image of the wild card, and at least add something to the trenches and/or the wide receiver body, then a short -term marriage makes sense, giving Rodgers a final photo with a prestigious NFL program.
Cons: Don’t we just do this with Russell Wilson? Yes, they are different players, but Steelers are not necessarily a quarterback; His old school philosophies are part of the problem. In addition, Rodgers finally looked at his age with the jets. Instead of resorting to another Stopgap of Roethlisberger after Ben, Pittsburgh would possibly be better betting on a low -risk and high young man.
Pros: Coach Brian Callahan had enough reckless trends of Will Levis at the end of 2024, so Rodgers could offer a more proven arm for an offensive that already presents veterans like Tony Pollard and Calvin Ridley. The open division could also offer an instant path to the containment of playoffs.
Cons: Tennessee has the number 1 team in the draft, which means a better younger field marshal as Cam Ward in Miami could take care of the center. The new main office, now headed by General Manager Mike Borgonzi, would I really want to bet his first steps in a guy who approaches retirement?
