It has been claimed that Aaron Glenn wants to keep Aaron Rodgers at the New York Jets.
The 41-year-old quarterback has been coy about his NFL future, hinting he could retire after failing to make the playoffs with the Jets, but has consistently insisted he will talk to whoever his new coach is first. in chief.
It was revealed Wednesday that that man is Glenn, who will leave his defensive coordinator position with the Detroit Lions to take the job in New York.
If Rodgers returns, the Jets will owe him a $35 million option bonus to bring him back, meaning it's no small matter for Glenn as he takes the reins.
But according to Michael Kay on his ESPN New York show, the first signs are that he wants to involve Rodgers.
“The word out there, there are leaks that I've heard that, regardless of what Aaron Glenn gets paid, Aaron Glenn has made it known that he would like to keep Aaron Rodgers,” Kay said.
Aaron Glenn reportedly wants to keep Aaron Rodgers with the New York Jets as head coach.
Kay continued: 'I really think that's the way to go. I'm not in love with Aaron Rodgers, on or off the field. But I need a better answer if you're going to tell Aaron Rodgers “it's okay, we're good.”
“If you don't bring back Aaron Rodgers, there's still going to be a big cap hit. Dead money. But if you bring him back, there's still a cap hit, but you know what? At least you have a quarterback.” field.
“He wasn't coached this year after Game 5 and with all due respect to Robert Saleh, who is gaining some attention in his head coaching interviews, I don't think he was coached in the first five games anyway.
You know when it was really evident that he hadn't been trained at all? When he was allowed to miss mandatory minicamp. That was a small window into the fact that he ran the organization.
Rodgers missed that three-day camp as part of a trip to Egypt and was fined by the franchise.
Speaking about it in July, Rodgers said: “It is what it is.” I'm an adult, I knew what I was getting into, I knew the fine that awaited me and I also knew how much I wanted to be in Egypt.
“I wish there hadn't been a scheduling conflict, but it was what it was.”
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