initiating a trade, Rodgers could very well hit the open market.
After suffering a season-ending Achilles injury in Week 1 of 2023, he threw for 3,897 yards, 28 touchdowns and 11 interceptions while the Jets finished with a 5-12 record this season.
Breer believes that New York’s inability to meet its lofty expectations heading into the year could motivate Rodgers to suit up in 2025 and close his decorated career out on a more positive note, mentioning that the Steelers are a potential landing spot for his services should he do so.
“Do you think he wants to go out like this?” Breer said. “This is worse than the Achilles, isn’t it? .. How would he look in Pittsburgh?”
While Rodgers is no longer the player that he was in his prime, he proved this year that he still has something left to give. Pittsburgh represents an ideal destination for him as a contender who could have an opening at quarterback this offseason, and we know that there’s plenty of mutual respect between him and head coach Mike Tomlin.