One of Aaron Glenn’s greatest accomplishments as the defensive coordinator of the Detroit Lions was putting a bitter ending on Aaron Rodgers’ time in Green Bay. Glenn’s defense smothered the Packers offense in both meetings between the two teams in 2022, Rodgers’ final season in Green Bay. It was capped with safety Kerby Joseph picking off a bewildered, defeated Rodgers in his final pass in a Packers uniform.
It seems Glenn isn’t done kicking Rodgers around. As Jay Glazer of FOX Sports noted over the weekend, Glenn has no use for Rodgers in New York. The new Jets head coach is part of the braintrust that is “moving on” from the 41-year-old quarterback.
Big scoopage: Aaron Rodgers flew back to New Jersey last week to meet with the Jets about his future with the team, only to be told that the team was moving on from him. If that means that he will be a June 1 designation that allows him to sign with any team in the league on…
— Jay Glazer (@JayGlazer) February 9, 2025
Dumping Rodgers leaves the Jets with only journeyman vet Tyrod Taylor and 2024 rookie Jordan Travis at quarterback entering free agency and the draft.