In New England, the biggest buzz this week is the team having a chance to sign free-agent wide receiver DeAndre Hopkins. However, another long-running Patriots rumor gained a little more steam.
Did the Patriots make an attempt at trading for Aaron Rodgers? Those in New York seem to believe they did.
“Aaron Rodgers almost wasn’t a Jet,” New York-based radio host Craig Carton said Thursday on “The Carton Show.” “The New England Patriots made an offer to the Green Bay Packers to get Aaron Rodgers. Aaron Rodgers heard it and his agent said, ‘No! We ain’t playing for New England. We want to be a Jet.’ “
Fans couldn’t quite believe it, especially the quote about him not wanting to play for the team.
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The Rodgers-to-the-Patriots rumors never gained the kind of steam as others have this offseason, but this is huge news knowing that Bill Belichick and company actually did go after the four-time MVP.
When it became clear Rodgers would depart Green Bay after 18 seasons, the Patriots were never really seen as an option. It was always the Jets or the San Francisco 49ers/Las Vegas Raiders. As we saw, the Jets won the right to have Rodgers possibly lead them to the Super Bowl.
Instead, the Patriots will be facing Rodgers twice this season instead of sharing a workplace with him.
Not only did the Jets get one of the best quarterbacks in league history, but they simultaneously prevented their division rival from doing so. The Patriots have notoriously owned the Jets for years, and now the tide may be turning.
