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Drew Magary

Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones looks on before a game against the Baltimore Ravens at AT&amp;T Stadium on September 22, 2024 in Arlington, Texas.

Jamboroo

The 2024 NFL Season Is A Hater’s Paradise

Tom Ley

Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets reacts after a play during the second half of an NFL game against the Buffalo Bills at MetLife Stadium on October 14, 2024 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The Jets Remain Allergic To Competence

Samer Kalaf

Aaron Rodgers and Robert Saleh talk on the sideline.

Aaron Rodgers Fires Robert Saleh

David Roth

Aaron Rodgers of New York Jets looks dejected during the NFL match between New York Jets and Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 6, 2024 in London

Aaron Rodgers Is Not Having Fun Out There

Lauren Theisen

The Jets Feel Forever One Poke Away From Collapse

Barry Petchesky

LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JUNE 29: New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks on during the UFC 303 event at T-Mobile Arena on June 29, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC via Getty Images)

The Jets Are Desperate Enough To Enable Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers Has Spoken With Jeg

Israel Daramola

FOXBOROUGH, MA - JANUARY 7: Sauce Gardner #1 of the New York Jets on the field against the New England Patriots at Gillette Stadium on January 7, 2024 in Foxborough, Massachusetts.(Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images)

Sauce Gardner Is In The Muck With Everyone Else

Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets looks at a Microsoft Surface tablet during the second half against the Cleveland Browns at Cleveland Browns Stadium on December 28, 2023 in Cleveland, Ohio.

Defector Up All Night

Aaron Rodgers Forced To Remain In Current Role As Part-Time Attention-Getting Loser

Report: Aaron Rodgers Being Considered For Dream Job As Attention-Getting Loser

Ray Ratto

Media Meltdowns

ESPN’s Paying How Much For This?

Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets looks on from the sideline prior to an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium on November 24, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.

Jets Players Inspired By Guy Who Spent Most Of The Season In Malibu Talking To Pat McAfee

Michael Penix Jr, seen here pointing at The Distraction logo at upper left during Washington's win over Texas in the Sugar Bowl on 1/1/2024.

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Wolfgang Amadeus Penix Jr.

Pat McAfee Dons Formal Sleeves As He Tries To Explain Away Aaron Rodgers’s Comments About Jimmy Kimmel

Aaron Rodgers And ESPN Are A Match Made In Desperation

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Chris Thompson

Aaron Rodgers Sees A Vast “Medical Industrial Complex” Conspiracy Behind People Not Liking Him

Aaron Rodgers Suspends His Purely Hypothetical Achilles Injury Comeback Tour

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - NOVEMBER 24: Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets looks on from the sideline during the national anthem prior to an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins at MetLife Stadium on November 24, 2023 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Perry Knotts/Getty Images)

Aaron Rodgers Now Puttering Around Practice Fields Trying To Shock People

Mekhi Becton #77 and offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett of the New York Jets celebrate after beating the Denver Broncos 31-21 at Empower Field At Mile High on October 08, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.

It’s Nathaniel Hackett’s Big Day

Luis Paez-Pumar

Zach Wilson is sacked during the Patriots-Jets game.

Robert Saleh Can’t Even Convincingly Endorse Zach Wilson Anymore

A screenshot of the Manningcast reacting to Aaaron Rodgers's injury

The Manningcast Was The Perfect Companion To That Insane Jets Game

Aaron Rodgers sits on the turf during an NFL football game between the New York Jets and the Buffalo Bills, Monday, Sept. 11, 2023, in East Rutherford, N.J.

Aaron Rodgers Is Broken And The Jets Are Back In The Mud

Aaron Rodgers attends the 149th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs on May 06, 2023 in Louisville, Kentucky.

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2023: New York Jets

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

FLORHAM PARK, NEW JERSEY - JULY 20: Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets run drills during training camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on July 20, 2023 in Florham Park, New Jersey.

This Is The Worst Time Of Football Season

DENVER, COLORADO - JUNE 21: NFL Quarterback Aaron Rodgers participates in a talk with author Aubrey Marcus as part of Psychedelic Science 2023 in the Bellcor Theatre of the Colorado Convention Center on June 21, 2023 in Denver, Colorado.