Aaron Rodgers' future with the New York Jets is in limbo after another disappointing season. The quarterback is considering retirement and the team faces a difficult decision regarding his contract.
Now, one of the game's greatest quarterbacks could leave the Jets just as he found them — with a lonely Super Bowl trophy in their front lobby from their only title (1969) and a playoff drought that has reached an NFL -worst 14 seasons. I put my heart into this and I wanted it really bad and it didn’t work this year,” Rodgers said after the Jets' season-ending win over the Dolphins on Sunday left them with a 5-12 record. “We came up short and I played four plays last year.
So, it’s overall disappointing.” The 41-year-old quarterback's debut last season after so much preseason hype was cut short by a torn Achilles tendon. He started all 17 games this season, but his play — along with that of most of the team — was up and down, especially while he was dealing with a few other nagging leg injuries. Owner Woody Johnson and his staff are already deep into their searches for a new general manager and head coach after Joe Douglas and Robert Saleh were fired during the season. The new regime will face one major question right off the bat: What to do with Rodgers? The four-time MVP has one year of nonguaranteed money left on his contract. But he would be due a $35 million option bonus before the regular season begins and count $23.5 million against the salary cap. If Rodgers is cut or retires, the Jets could absorb a $49 million dead money charge next year unless they designate him a post-June 1 cut and can spread out that charge over two years. Rodgers, the fifth player in NFL history to throw 500 regular-season touchdown passes, also is uncertain if he even wants to continue playing, saying he'll take some time during the offseason to determine that. “There’s obviously a lot of hypotheticals here,” Rodgers said. “If I want to play — hypothetical No. 1. If they want to move on — hypothetical No. 2. Would I be willing to play for another team — hypothetical No.
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