Aaron Rodgers is leaving the Green Bay Packers. After eighteen seasons, the legendary quarterback is ending his career with the Wisconsin team and joining the New York Jets in exchange for several first-round picks in the upcoming NFL Draft, which will be held April 27-29.
Aaron Rodgers is a Jet ✈️ pic.twitter.com/gEkcyVjLVL
— NFL (@NFL) April 24, 2023
After several months of speculation and transfer requests, Rodgers ends his career at Lambeau Field, where he began playing professionally in 2005. With the Packers, he was Super Bowl XLV champion (2010). He was also named the league's Most Valuable Player (MVP) four times (2011, 2014, 2020 and 2021).
A legendary career in Green Bay 👏 pic.twitter.com/v99q8QFduq
— NFL (@NFL) April 24, 2023
At 39 years of age, Rodgers is embarking on a new sports project and will lead the New York Jets as they look to win the second Super Bowl in their history (the only one was in 1969).
What is not yet known is which bib Rodgers will wear for the Jets. During his professional career, the quarterback has worn the #12, but this number was retired in his new team. There is speculation that he will wear #8 in the Big Apple, according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Although Hall-of-Fame QB Joe Namath gave Aaron Rodgers his blessing to wear No. 12, the new Jets‘ QB is expected to wear No. 8 — the number he wore in college at Cal.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) April 24, 2023
