{"id":59648,"date":"2025-05-18T10:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-18T10:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/59648\/"},"modified":"2025-05-18T10:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T10:14:10","slug":"aaron-rodgers-potential-clash-with-new-york-jets-banned-from-national-tv-move-due-to-nfl-broadcasting-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/59648\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers potential clash with New York Jets banned from national TV move due to NFL broadcasting rules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A POSSIBLE Aaron Rodgers showdown against the New York Jets in 2025 will not be shown on national television.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/nfl\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">NFL <\/a>released the slate for the entire season this week.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aaron Rodgers, New York Jets quarterback, wearing his jersey and helmet.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8-new-york-jets-looks-957718252.jpg\" data-caption=\"Aaron Rodgers could return to the New York Jets in Week 1\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/8-new-york-jets-looks-957718252.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>Aaron Rodgers could return to the New York Jets in Week 1Credit: Getty<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets on the sidelines.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/quarterback-aaron-rodgers-8-new-953747565.jpg\" data-caption=\"The quarterback played two years for the Jets and is now linked with the Pittsburgh Steelers\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/quarterback-aaron-rodgers-8-new-953747565.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>2<\/p>\n<p>The quarterback played two years for the Jets and is now linked with the Pittsburgh SteelersCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>And their broadcast rules block them from being able to make any changes to a potentially intriguing clash.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers, 41, is yet to decide whether he&#8217;ll play for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/pittsburgh-steelers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pittsburgh Steelers <\/a>or retire.<\/p>\n<p>The four-time MVP<a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/14235711\/pittsburgh-steelers-exact-aaron-rodgers-contract-date\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> has kept everybody in the dark over his future,<\/a> including the NFL&#8217;s schedule makers.<\/p>\n<p>The full slate revealed this week has the Steelers visiting the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/new-york-jets\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">New York Jets <\/a>in Week 1.<\/p>\n<p>That game will be shown at 1 pm ET in a window where there are seven other fixtures.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/who\/aaron-rodgers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Rodgers <\/a>played two seasons for the Jets before being cut this March.<\/p>\n<p>Even if the quarterback does sign for the Steelers, the NFL will be unable to move that game.<\/p>\n<p>Flex scheduling procedures allow the league and broadcasters to switch games into new slots.<\/p>\n<p>But they only kick in from Week 5 onwards.<\/p>\n<p>NFL vice president of broadcast planning Mike North said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/14250458\/aaron-rodgers-pittsburgh-steelers-nfl-schedule\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">admitted that the Rodgers uncertainty played a factor <\/a>in the league&#8217;s decision-making.<\/p>\n<p>Best games and biggest showdowns from 2025 NFL Schedule Release<\/p>\n<p>He said, &#8220;We don&#8217;t know anything more than anybody else.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If we knew for certain that Aaron was going to be the quarterback of the Steelers, we might&#8217;ve done something a little different in Week 1 with the Steelers game.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The schedule was built for Coach Mike Tomlin and for the Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Aaron decides to play it probably just makes many, if not all, the Steelers games a little more interesting.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Another potential Rodgers reunion with a former team is the Steelers&#8217; clash with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/topic\/green-bay-packers\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Green Bay Packers.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>NFL WEEK 1 SCHEDULE<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content--intro\">(All times ET)<\/p>\n<p>Thur 4 Sept<br \/>8.20 pm &#8211; Dallas Cowboys at Philadelphia Eagles<\/p>\n<p>Fri 5 Sept<br \/>8pm &#8211; Kansas City Chiefs at Los Angeles Chargers<\/p>\n<p>Sun 7 Sept<br \/>1pm &#8211; Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Atlanta Falcons<br \/>1pm &#8211; Cincinnati Bengals at Cleveland Browns<br \/>1pm &#8211; Miami Dolphins at Indianapolis Colts<br \/>1pm &#8211; Las Vegas Raiders at New England Patriots<br \/>1pm &#8211; Arizona Cardinals at New Orleans Saints<br \/>1pm &#8211; Pittsburgh Steelers at New York Jets<br \/>1pm &#8211; New York Giants at Washington Commanders<br \/>1pm &#8211; Carolina Panthers at Jacksonville Jaguars<br \/>4.05 pm &#8211; Tennessee Titans at Denver Broncos<br \/>4.05 pm &#8211; San Francisco 49ers at Seattle Seahawks<br \/>4.25 pm &#8211; Detroit Lions at Green Bay Packers<br \/>4.25 pm &#8211; Houston Texans at Los Angeles Rams<br \/>8.20 pm &#8211; Baltimore Ravens at Buffalo Bills<\/p>\n<p>Mon 8 Sept<br \/>8.15 pm &#8211; Minnesota Vikings at Chicago Bears<\/p>\n<p>He spent almost two decades in Green Bay and won the Super Bowl in 2010.<\/p>\n<p>The Packers-Steelers game has been set for Sunday Night Football in Week 8.<\/p>\n<p>North said, &#8220;If you put that game in a window where it does become something even bigger, we wouldn&#8217;t want to unbalance maybe one of the partners.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If it fell on a Sunday afternoon for instance, it becomes a dominant story of the day.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Aaron&#8217;s first game against his old team. So put it in a national window.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Aaron&#8217;s the quarterback, it&#8217;s a great story.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If Aaron&#8217;s not the quarterback, it&#8217;s still Packers-Steelers &#8216;Sunday Night Football&#8217; in Week 8.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We tried to play it down the middle.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A POSSIBLE Aaron Rodgers showdown against the New York Jets in 2025 will not be shown on national&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":59649,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2051],"tags":[1586,7,345,226,1917,255,2321,2097,6,578],"class_list":{"0":"post-59648","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-aaron-rodgers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-green-bay-packers","11":"tag-jets","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-jets","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkjets","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-section-sportamerican-football"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59648"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59648\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59649"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}