It’s sad to hear that the Packers’ head coach has signed a monster contract.
All of you have a happy new year. With the start of the NFL’s new league year on Wednesday, all of the tampering we saw this week had a chance to become official. All in all, Wednesday was a very dramatic day.
The Dallas Cowboys released Ezekiel Elliott, the Philadelphia Eagles purportedly released Darius Slay, but they later decided not to, and Aaron Rodgers made his plans for the 2023 season known. Baker Mayfield found a new NFL home with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
Yes, the legendary player for the Green Bay Packers declared on The Pat McAfee Show that he would like to be traded to the New York Jets. All that remains for the two teams to decide on is compensation. It’s not “official” yet, but the Jets were undoubtedly victorious. On Wednesday, who else prevailed and who didn’t? Let’s examine this.
The Jets quarterback position appears to be somewhat consistent for the first time in a long time. In his 19th NFL season, one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history, Aaron Rodgers, is heading to the Jets from the Packers.
Prior to the 2022 season, Rodgers won 13 games in three consecutive seasons and was named NFL MVP in 2020 and 2021. He finished with an 8-9 record the previous year. Recall how the Jets were mocked earlier in the offseason for bringing in Nathaniel Hackett? That was obviously a planned play, though.
“There’s a lot of reasons why the Jets are attractive, but there’s one coach who has meant as much to me as any coach that I’ve ever had, and he happens to be the coordinator there,” Rodgers said on Wednesday.
The Jets were a fascinating place to land. Two excellent running backs, a strong wide receiving group led by Garrett Wilson, and an outstanding defense under Sauce Gardner are all present in New York. The Jets would have qualified for the postseason last season if they had a reliable quarterback. The question of whether New York is the best team in the AFC East must now be considered.
Of course, Lamar Jackson received the non-exclusive franchise tag from the Ravens last week, but this Wednesday was, in my opinion, even more peculiar. First, according to The Athletic, Tyler Huntley received the low RFA tender from the Ravens.
Any team can sign Huntley to an offer sheet thanks to this tender, but Baltimore has the chance to match. The Ravens receive nothing in exchange if he signs with another team. Why didn’t you tender the Pro Bowler at a higher position? Isn’t Huntley a quarterback that deserves consideration from other teams? This offseason, we are going to learn what his market is.
Thus, while the Ravens’ decision was intriguing, it was nothing compared to what ESPN revealed on Wednesday afternoon. Before both signal-callers were selected in free agency, Baker Mayfield and Jacoby Brissett were being investigated by Baltimore, according to Jeremy Fowler.
Why is Baltimore investigating quarterbacks who are on the verge of starting? That does not seem to be a matter of due diligence. Is this a sign that they are getting ready to reject Jackson’s offer sheet? Wednesday also marked Jackson’s official eligibility to communicate with other teams. See what transpires.
