Aaron Rodgers would like to play in the NFL in 2025 but admits he hasn’t performed the way he wanted to this season.
Having missed virtually all of last season with an Achilles injury, big things were expected of Rodgers and the New York Jets in 2024 but it has been a nightmare few months.
The Jets sit at 3-7 having fired coach Robert Saleh and replaced him with Jeff Ulbrich while Rodgers himself has had one of the worst statistical seasons of his glittering career.
The four-time MVP is 24th out of 32 qualified passers in Total QBR with a career-low 6.4 yards per attempt.
“I’m not playing as well as I would’ve liked to play, for sure,” he told reporters. “The beauty in this game is it’s a team game. The frustrating part is that if you’re a great competitor, you hold yourself to a standard that’s not unrealistic, and I haven’t reached that standard this year.”
Asked if he wanted to carry on next season, the 40-year-old said: “I think so, yeah.”
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Will the Jets still want Rodgers?
Whether he gets that opportunity remains to be seen with the Jets expected to shake things up over the summer.
It is unlikely Ulbrich will remain as head coach after registering a 1-4 record since taking over, even though Rodgers has been impressed by his work.
“I feel like he’s done some really good things,” Rodgers said. “I think Brick is an NFL head coach, whether it’s here moving forward or down the line. I mean, he’s a leader of men and I’ll stand by him. I’d love to play for him until the end. So have a lot of love and respect for him.”
Next up for the Jets is a matchup with the 4-6 Indianapolis Colts at MetLife Stadium.
Adams benched
Ulbrich is set to bench safety Tony Adams in a bid to sharpen up his defense and Rodgers admits it’s a wake-up call for everyone.
“Anytime you lose in general, but when you lose the way we’ve lost this year, I think you have to check the process, and if it’s not resulting in the performance that you want – and this is for all of us, myself included – then you have to make alterations.”
