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Drew Magary

Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets takes his turn during a warm up drill with a medicine ball as teammate Zach Wilson #2 looks on during an offseason workout session at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on May 23, 2023 in Florham Park, New Jersey.

RodgersWatch: Aaron Rodgers Is Just A Kid In The Body Of An Old Quarterback With A Tweaked Calf

Ray Ratto

ORANGE COUNTY, CA - MARCH 11: Quarterback Aaron Rodgers at Celebrity Flag Football Charity Event at Saddleback College on March 11, 2023 in Orange County, CA. (Photo by Aubrey Lao /Getty Images)

New Old Quarterback, Same Old Jets

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 08: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers runs onto the field before a game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on January 08, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images)

Aaron Rodgers Has The NFL Media Right Where He Likes It: Hostage

David Roth

Aaron Rodgers is congratulated by Allen Lazard during a Packers game on Christmas Day in 2021.

Aaron Rodgers Has The Jets In A Headlock

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

Dan McQuade

Aaron Rodgers takes a hit from a Jets defender.

Aaron Rodgers Could Be A Jet All The Way

Israel Daramola

GREEN BAY, WISCONSIN - JANUARY 08: Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers takes the field for player introductions prior to a game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field on January 08, 2023 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The Lions defeated the Packers 20-16.

This Is So Stupid

Aaron Rodgers’s Darkness Diary

Philadelphia Eagles QB Jalen Hurts leaves the field after his team demolished the New York Giants in the NFL Divisional Round.

Podcasts

The Eagles Butt-Push Maneuver And Mike McCarthy’s Anti-Comedy, With Kalyn Kahler

Tom Ley

Aaron Rodgers Needled The Lions And It Bit Him In The Ass

Lauren Theisen

Aaron Rodgers and Jordan Love walk to the field

What Time Does Jordan Love Start?

Just Look At Aaron Rodgers

Samer Kalaf

Aaron Rodgers #12 of the Green Bay Packers throws a pass during the fourth quarter against the Buffalo Bills at Highmark Stadium on October 30, 2022 in Orchard Park, New York.

Ah Jeez, The Packers Really Wanted To Add A Receiver But Just Couldn’t Swing It

Aaron Rodgers: If My Teammates Are Mad, They Should Debate Me

Patrick Redford

Aaron Rodgers Needs His Teammates To Stop Manifesting The Wrong Things

Barry Petchesky

LONDON, ENGLAND - OCTOBER 09: Aaron Rodgers of Green Bay Packers looks on during the NFL match between New York Giants and Green Bay Packers at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 9, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Vincent Mignott/DeFodi Images via Getty Images)

Aaron Rodgers: Do Not Even Speak To Me Of The Possibility Of Losing To The New York Jets

Aaron Rodgers Needed Davante Adams

Why Your Team Sucks

Why Your Team Sucks 2022: Green Bay Packers

You Are 38 Years Old

Kalyn Kahler

Aaron Rodgers at the Bitcoin 2022 Conference, looking like someone who would be onstage at that conference.

Quick! Let’s Analyze Aaron Rodgers’s Tattoo Before He Tells Us What It Actually Means

Aaron Rodgers, seen here on the field thinking freely during his Packers' loss to the 49ers in the NFC Divisional Round.

Politics

Cheer Up, Aaron Rodgers

Aaron Rodgers doing some weird stuff with his hand after losing to the 49ers at home in the NFL Playoffs.

Quarterbacks Are Not Magic And Other Football Lessons, With Nate Jackson

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI - JANUARY 23: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills walks off the field after being defeated by the Kansas City Chiefs 42-36 in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 23, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by David Eulitt/Getty Images)

The Six Stages Of NFL Quarterback

Aaron Rodgers Must Show Toe [Update]

A close-up image of Aaron Rodgers looking upset from a game against the Arizona Cardinals.