New York Jets head coach Robert Saleh, offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur (left) and Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers during a joint NFL football training camp practice Wednesday, Aug. 18, 2021, in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Matt Ludtke)
GREEN BAY, WI (WSAU) – As the standoff between the New York Jets and the Green Bay Packers continues, some clarity on the impending trade that will send star quarterback Aaron Rodgers to the Big Apple is finally being provided.
According to Yahoo Sports’ Charles Robinson, a league source described the Packers’ offseason workout start date of April 17 as “an artificial deadline” for Rodgers to be traded.
“The [Packers] workouts beginning could certainly make it awkward if it gets to that point,” the source said. “And it might. We’ll see.”
As of Tuesday, Robinson said there was “some optimism that a deal was inching closer between the two sides,” with another source saying “a window of ‘the next week or so’ was a realistic timeframe to square away a deal.”
According to ESPN’s Dan Graziano, the “belief is that both sides have worked on” the $58.3 million option bonus in Rodgers’ contract to make his salary fit into New York’s cap for the 2023 season.
Rodgers’ three-year, $150.8 million contract extension with the Packers in March 2022 did include protection for both parties if either side wanted to leave. The option bonus must be exercised between now and the start of the regular season in 2023.
The Jets and Packers appear to be inching closer to an agreement on trade compensation. Graziano stated that “multiple high picks, but not necessarily a first-rounder, might just be able to get it done.”
Woody Johnson, owner of the New York Jets, told reporters at the NFL league meetings this week that he is “anxious” that the Rodgers trade has not yet been completed, but the team remains “optimistic” and “have a plan” that they are willing to stick to.
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