NFL World Reacts to Blockbuster Aaron Rodgers Trade to Jets

It finally happened.

With ESPN’s Adam Schefter reporting Monday afternoon that the Jets would acquire quarterback Aaron Rodgers from the Packers for a first-round draft pick swap, a second-round pick, a sixth-round pick, and a conditional 2024 second-round pick, one of the lengthiest flirtations between a superstar and a team in recent NFL history came to a close.

Despite having been telegraphed for months, the news still managed to set the football world on fire. Rodgers, after all, is a four-time MVP and one of the most successful quarterbacks of any generation.

Even NFL insiders seemed to express relief that the saga had drawn to a close, with NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport exclaiming, “Finally!”

Many observers focused on New York’s newfound relevance as it seeks its first championship since the 1968 season.

Some poked fun at Green Bay’s awkward quarterback dynamic in Rodgers’s final years.

Others chuckled at the Jets’ similarly strange dynamic after quarterback Zach Wilson’s disastrous 2022 season.

Along those lines, some had fun tying in the Rodgers trade with a busy Monday news cycle.

Others were quick to point out the hilarious way in which New York’s players rolled out the red carpet for their new teammate.

Still others focused on how well the Packers fared in a trade poised to change the balance of power in the NFL.