Jets training camp preview: They’re all-in for Aaron Rodgers. Is he ready?

Henry McKenna

AFC East Reporter

The New York Jets are waiting for Aaron Rodgers to change everything.

They will spend the 2024 training camp watching and hoping that Rodgers is the quarterback who can reverse their long history of futility. The Jets have not made the playoffs since 2010 and haven’t won a Super Bowl since 1969. And if you’re feeling like this commentary is familiar, that’s because it’s exactly what we were saying at this time last year — before Rodgers tore his Achilles four snaps into his debut and sent New York into a dark place. Last year, the Jets finished third in the AFC East at 7-10. That record glosses over the ugliness that New York fans suffered through.

But it’s a new team. The Jets pushed even more chips onto the table during the offseason and aggressively pursued personnel that could get them closer to winning a Super Bowl. So let’s take a look at where they stand heading into training camp.

Who’s new? 

LT Tyron Smith
WR Mike Williams
RT Morgan Moses
LG John Simpson
Edge Haason Reddick
OT Olu Fashanu (rookie)
WR Malachi Corley (rookie)
QB Tyrod Taylor
DL Javon Kinlaw
DL Leki Fotu

Who left?

Edge Bryce Huff 
QB Zach Wilson 
OT Duane Brown 
OT Mekhi Becton 
OG Laken Tomlinson 
C Connor McGovern 
DL John Franklin-Myers 
S Jordan Whitehead 
WR Randall Cobb 
TE C.J. Uzomah 
Edge Carl Lawson 
DL Quinton Jefferson

What’s up with the quarterback?

Well, it’s Aaron Rodgers. So … he’s a lot.

Let’s start with minicamp, which he decided to skip. That’s the mandatory portion of the offseason. Strangely, he did show up for some of OTAs, which are the voluntary portion of the offseason. It’s the kind of backward thinking that Rodgers is now famous for. 

Saleh called the minicamp absence “unexcused” before downplaying it.

“As far as Aaron, he’s been in the League for a while. He’s played at a very high level, I think it’ll be more beneficial for Tyrod [Taylor] than a loss for Aaron if that makes sense,” Saleh…

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Publish date : 2024-07-10 20:12:25

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