The Jets Haven’t Been Prime Time Players. Then They Got Aaron Rodgers.

The Jets haven’t played a Sunday night game in over a decade. But when the NFL schedule gets released Thursday, they figure to be a main attraction.

The New York Jets and quarterback Aaron Rodgers are expected to have plenty of games on prime time this season. Photo: Seth Wenig/Associated Press

Aaron Rodgers’s trade to the New York Jets instantly delivered a wave of optimism that the future Hall of Fame quarterback will lift a woeful franchise out of the abyss. This week, he may deliver them a different kind of win even before the season starts: prime slots on the upcoming season’s schedule. 

The NFL’s schedule release, scheduled for Thursday night, has turned into an offseason holiday in the football world. For the past decade, though, the Jets haven’t exactly been able to celebrate much. While they languished on the field, the league and its broadcast partners weren’t keen on featuring them. 

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