Rodgers Sounds Off 🔊

03/16/2023 Rodgers Sounds Off 🔊

By: Jeff Yoder

Aaron Rodgers Confirms Jets Rumors While Running Back News Headlines Day 3 of Free Agency Week

What everybody thought all along turned out to be true. Aaron Rodgers took to the Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday and opened up about his football future, admitting that he wants to play in 2023, and he wants to play in New York. Rodgers said he was 90 percent sure he wanted to retire prior to his isolation retreat a few weeks ago, but once he decided to return, he no longer felt wanted in Green Bay. There’s so much depth to the Rodgers saga that I feel a headache coming on. In short, he’s going to be a Jet. It’s just a matter of the fine print for the Jets and Packers to make the deal work.

 

The rest of NFL free agency didn’t stop just because Rodgers finally spoke up. Outside of the A-Rod semantics, running backs were the big story yesterday along with Baker Mayfield to the Bucs and Orlando Brown to the Bengals. Here’s a recap of the biggest moves from Wednesday as ten ballcarriers made headlines, including the Cowboys releasing RB Ezekiel Elliot. The new league year is officially open.

 

NFL Free Agent Tracker

OT Orlando Brown (Chiefs) → Bengals

Contract: 4 Years, $64 Million

RB Miles Sanders (Eagles) → Panthers

Contract: 4 Years, $26 Million

RB Jamaal Williams (Lions) → Saints

Contract: 3 Years, $12 Million

RB David Montgomery (Bears)  → Lions

Contract: 3 Years, $18 Million

WR JuJu Smith-Schuster (Chiefs) → Patriots

Contract: 3 Years, $33 Million

TE Hayden Hurst (Bengals) → Panthers

Contract: 3 Years, $21 Million

 

Backup QBs on the Move

QB Baker Mayfield (Bucs)

QB Jacoby Brissett (Commanders)

QB PJ Walker (Bears)

 

Players Who Re-Signed With Former Team

S Jordan Poyer (Bills), CB Darius Slay (Eagles), DL Fletcher Fox (Eagles), LB Lavonte David (Bucs)

 

Top Remaining Free Agents: S C.J. Gardner-Johnson (Eagles), OG Isaac Seumalo (Eagles), TE Dalton Schultz (Cowboys), LB Bobby Wagner (Seahawks), DE Jadeveon Clowney (Browns), DE Yannick Ngakoue (Colts), CB Rock Ya-Sin (Raiders), WR Odell Beckham Jr.

 

Additional Storylines

The Ringer: What Version of Aaron Rodgers Will the Jets Get?

CBS Sports: Winners & Losers of Early NFL Offseason

ESPN: Cowboys Release RB Ezekiel Elliot After 7 Seasons

NFL: Top 101 Free Agents: Bobby Wagner, Odell Beckham Jr. Still Available

 

Photo: Quinn Harris / Getty Images