NFL
Star quarterback Aaron Rodgers is moving to the New York Jets
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers only had to be 39 years old before he changed teams for the first time
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One of the best quarterbacks in the NFL will play for another team in the future: Aaron Rodgers is leaving the Green Bay Packers after 18 years and will be playing for the New York Jets in the future.
There has been a spectacular change in the professional football league NFL: star quarterback Aaron Rodgers is leaving the Green Bay Packers after 18 years and joining the New York Jets. After several media had already reported on the change late Monday evening German time, a short time later the general manager of the Packers, Brian Gutekunst, confirmed an agreement.
Since Rodgers still had a contract with the Packers until 2024, both teams had to agree on a trade. Among other things, the Packers and the Jets are trading their first-round picks in next Thursday’s draft (the right to acquire a new player first in that round of buying). In addition, Rodgers’ previous employer will receive a second-round pick next year, which will become a first-round option if the 39-year-old plays at least 65 percent of the game next season.
Aaron Rodgers voted MVP four times
Rodgers was drafted by the Packers in 2005 and has since gone on to become one of the best quarterbacks in NFL history. After three years as a substitute behind the legendary Brett Favre, he was a regular for the Packers starting in the 2008 season and has been named the league’s most valuable player four times since then. In February 2011, he led his team to victory in the Super Bowl.
In recent years, however, there have been growing disagreements between Rodgers and the Packers management over the direction of the team. In February of this year, Rodgers dealt intensively with the idea of retiring before declaring his intention to play for the Jets in the future.