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Jets owner Woody Johnson expects his team to win, and win this year. Johnson said today at the league meeting that the Jets need to be in win-now mode. “I’m not the patient sort. We’re in the win business. We have to win now,” Johnson said, via Zack Rosenblatt of TheAthletic.com. Johnson said the Jets [more] … [Read more...] about Woody Johnson: I’m not patient, Jets have to win now

Packers coach Matt LaFleur approached his table at media availability Tuesday morning to find it surrounded by reporters. No NFC coach was more popular. “What do you want talk about?” LaFleur asked, smiling. LaFleur didn’t have much to say about the Aaron Rodgers‘ situation. He certainly said less than General Manager Brian Gutekunst did a [more] … [Read more...] about Matt LaFleur: I’ve got nothing but love and appreciation for Aaron Rodgers

Packers coach Matt LaFleur didn’t say much about Aaron Rodgers. He said a lot about Jordan Love. After one start in three seasons of backing up Rodgers, Love will become the team’s QB1 this season. “It’s going to be a different role for him certainly, and I think we all kind of have to temper [more] … [Read more...] about Matt LaFleur: We all should temper our expectations for Jordan Love

As usual, there’s two sides to every story. Regarding the inevitable divorce between the Packers and quarterback Aaron Rodgers, we had previously heard one side. Today, we heard some of the other side. Via Matt Schneidman of TheAthletic.com, G.M. Brian Gutekunst told reporters at the league meeting in Arizona that the team tried to contact [more] … [Read more...] about Brian Gutekunst tried to call Aaron Rodgers “many times” this offseason, with no response

The most tangible evidence yet of a thawing of the ice between the Packers and Jets came on Monday, when Green Bay G.M. Brian Gutekunst admitted his team won’t necessarily get a first-round pick for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. That statement fairly can be interpreted as an indication that the Packers finally have abandoned their insistence [more] … [Read more...] about Packers, Jets make progress toward an Aaron Rodgers deal

Jets General Manager Joe Douglas said he’s “optimistic” about a trade for Aaron Rodgers, but the team is not in a hurry to make it happen. The Jets remain at an impasse with the Packers on a deal for the four-time league MVP. “There’s been some productive conversations,” Douglas said, via SNY. “Obviously, we’re not [more] … [Read more...] about Jets have had “productive conversations” in trade talks with Packers for Aaron Rodgers

The Packers are ready to move on from Aaron Rodgers, even if they don’t get a first-round draft pick for trading him. Packers General Manager Brian Gutekunst acknowledged in a conversation with reporters today that the Packers won’t necessarily get a first-round pick from the Jets in the Rodgers trade, according to Tom Pelissero of [more] … [Read more...] about Brian Gutekunst: Packers won’t necessarily get a first-round pick for Aaron Rodgers

For two weeks, an impasse has existed between the Packers and the Jets over the terms of a trade for quarterback Aaron Rodgers. It could linger for at least another 31 days, when the draft begins. Or it could end right now. It could end right now if Commissioner Roger Goodell invites Packers CEO Mark [more] … [Read more...] about Roger Goodell should urge Woody Johnson, Mark Murphy to make a deal

Robert Saleh wishes he already had Aaron Rodgers on the Jets’ roster. Rodgers, though, remains on the Packers’ roster, with the Jets and Packers not yet having agreed upon a trade to send the quarterback to New York. Saleh said Monday he wishes the trade had happened “three years ago.” But he still expects the [more] … [Read more...] about Robert Saleh on Aaron Rodgers trade: I’m sure they’ll figure something out, but we are in no hurry