The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports the Jets were “open to the possibility” of retaining Aaron Rodgers if he attended all mandatory practices and stopped appearing on outside media.
In other words: The Jets are trying to establish a serious football culture and want a leader who buys in to it. Rodgers missed two mandatory minicamp practices last year due to a trip in Egypt and, of course, makes weekly paid appearances on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show. It is left unsaid in this report what Rodgers’ reaction to these proposed adjustments were, but it is pretty clear what his response was by the fact that the Jets informed Rodgers that they are moving on.