The move won’t technically be official for a few more hours, but Aaron Rodgers is now a member of the New York Jets and he arrived in style to One Jets Drive today.
On Wednesday, the Jets shared a video of Rodgers arriving to their team headquarters in Florham Park, New Jersey. It’s a 22-second clip of Rodgers, now sporting a Jets hooded sweatshirt and sunglasses walking silently to the door.
The clip is going viral with over 200,000 views in less than 20 minutes. The corresponding tweet already has over 6,000 likes, 2,500 retweets and tons of comments.
Jets fans have taken to the comments to welcome Rodgers into the fold while some Packers fans are still having a tough time coming to terms with their longtime starter preparing to suit up for another team:
My QB #Jets #JetsTwitter pic.twitter.com/HmS2xaZLc8
— Ghost🇵🇷 (@Forever1Ghost) April 26, 2023
J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS!
— The Dynasty Grill (@FFDynastyGrill) April 26, 2023
— E.L.T 🇺🇸 (@The1ELT) April 26, 2023
As a packer fan
This is a weird feeling not gonna lie…
— roc fantasy ⚡️ (@rocfantasy_) April 26, 2023
Aaron Rodgers has been tipped to go to the Jets since before he even made his now-iconic announcement on the Pat McAfee Show.
A multi-week staring contest between the Jets and Packers ensued, culminating in the Jets giving the Packers a 2nd-round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft along with a conditional 1st-round pick in the 2024 NFL Draft along with some pick swaps to bring him into the fold.
The Jets have not reached the playoffs since 2010 and have to believe that they can go from fringe contender to a real Super Bowl contender now.