Trading Aaron Rodgers to the Jets Is Complicated. Here’s Why.

A month since the star quarterback said he intends to play for New York, the Packers and Jets haven’t been able to agree on a deal yet because Rodgers is a uniquely complicated asset

Aaron Rodgers said he intends to play for the New York Jets. Rich Graessle/Zuma Press

Aaron Rodgers said just over a month ago that he intends to play for the New York Jets next season, and it still sounds strange to this day. Even stranger is how difficult it’s proving to actually execute the trade that Rodgers says he wants. 

Rodgers is still a Green Bay Packer, and the weeks since his declaration have shown why a trade involving this one player is uniquely complicated. This isn’t as easy as swapping some cheese curds for pastrami.

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