{"id":98909,"date":"2025-06-02T20:38:11","date_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/98909\/"},"modified":"2025-06-02T20:38:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T20:38:11","slug":"how-new-york-jets-snubbed-aaron-rodgers-for-26-year-old-star-in-the-making","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/98909\/","title":{"rendered":"How New York Jets snubbed Aaron Rodgers for 26-year-old star in the making"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The New York Jets have placed their bets on Justin Fields, switching from Aaron Rodgers after two disappointing seasons. The shift came in March when Fields signed a $40 million two-year contract with the Jets, replacing Rodgers\u2019 period of instability as quarterback.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>     <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/NFL-Schedule-Football-0_1748894701367_1748894725514.jpg\" alt=\"Aaron Rodgers is yet to decide on his future after leaving the New York Jets (AP)\" title=\"Aaron Rodgers is yet to decide on his future after leaving the New York Jets (AP)\"\/>   Aaron Rodgers is yet to decide on his future after leaving the New York Jets (AP)    <\/p>\n<p>Reports suggest that Fields\u2019 previous team, the Pittsburgh Steelers, has now made an offer to Rodgers, which he has been putting off for a while.<\/p>\n<p>Rodgers\u2019 time under the Jets was filled with the highest of highs and the lowest of lows. The four-time MVP recorded 28 touchdowns for 11 interceptions, missed the entire 2023 season due to an early Achilles injury, had a disappointing 5-12 finish in the 2024 season, and had concerns about his locker room leadership.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In came Fields. Once seen as the bright future of the Chicago Bears, Fields followed it up with a brief stint with the Steelers before joining the Jets this year. Hailed by his offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand for his running abilities, the coach added, \u201cThe guy&#8217;s got an arm, too, and he does a great job with that\u201d in a conversation with ESPN. First-year coach Aaron Glenn went on to commend Fields\u2019 \u201cuntapped potential as a passer\u201d. Though his overall career numbers may not be bouncing over the roof, his impressive performance in the last 12 starts speaks for itself.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I can be great,&#8221; Fields said to ESPN on Thursday (May 29) after the Jets&#8217; fifth OTA practice. \u201cThat&#8217;s been the goal for me my whole life, my whole career. I think the sky&#8217;s the limit for this team, for this offense, but we do have a long way to go.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Our offense and defense are new, so guys are really tuned in and locked in and trying to get everything down. But I think once we do, I think the sky&#8217;s the limit. I mean, we have all the guys we need, we have all the talent, so it&#8217;s really just going to come down to discipline and execution,\u201d Fields added.<\/p>\n<p>While Fields emerges as the rising hope of the Jets, Rodgers has kept a probable offer from the Steelers on hold for quite some time. The quarterback position is the last piece to the puzzle of changing the Steelers\u2019 fortunes for the better.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Given Rodgers\u2019 experience, the team and fans are hopeful of building on the Steelers\u2019 trajectory by making a valuable addition. Though the Organized Team Activities (OTAs) are already in motion now, Rodgers still hasn\u2019t taken a final call regarding his future with the Steelers.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; By Stuti Gupta<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The New York Jets have placed their bets on Justin Fields, switching from Aaron Rodgers after two disappointing&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":98910,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[1586,15155,7,226,25658,1917,255,2321,2097,6,4098],"class_list":{"0":"post-98909","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-aaron-rodgers-pittsburgh-steeler","10":"tag-football","11":"tag-jets","12":"tag-justin-field","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-jets","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkjets","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-ny-jets"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/114615701239503340","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98909","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=98909"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/98909\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/98910"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=98909"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=98909"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=98909"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}