It is officially official. Aaron Rodgers is the quarterback of New York Jets.
The biggest trade of the NFL offseason went down on Monday, with the Jets sending their 2023 first-round pick (No. 13), their 2023 second-round pick (No. 42), a sixth-round pick (No. 207) and a conditional 2024 second-round pick to Green Bay in exchange for Rodgers, the No. 15 pick, and a 2023 fifth-round pick (No. 170), according to ESPN's Adam Schefter.
The internet is always a reliable source for reactions to big news, and today was no different. Media, fans and players were all commenting on the AFC East's newest star. Here are some of the best player reactions:
The Jets' social media team wasted no time:
— New York Jets (@nyjets) April 24, 2023
Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner changed his profile picture to Aaron Rodgers in college:
#NewProfilePic pic.twitter.com/wJR1lh9Uh3
— D’ROY GARDNER (@iamSauceGardner) April 24, 2023
Gardner also tweeted a screenshot of his text conversation with Rodgers. In the screenshot, there is a photo of a cheesehead that Gardner wore after the Jets defeated the Packers in 2022. Gardner said if the Jets got Rodgers, he would burn the souvenir, and he stayed true to his word.
The messages were from March, when Gardner explained to Rodgers that he envisioned the quarterback joining the Jets. Gardner texted Rodgers that he wants to win a Super Bowl together.
Yes…Yes it would be a pretty sick story🤣 pic.twitter.com/Mks67o435o
— D’ROY GARDNER (@iamSauceGardner) April 24, 2023
The best medicine is for recovering from a torn ACL is Aaron Rodgers joining your team. Just ask Jets running back Breece Hall. Like Gardner, Hall made Rodgers' Cal college picture wearing number eight his profile picture too.
My Knee feel a lil healthier now😂
— Breece Hall (@BreeceH) April 24, 2023
It doesn't appear his former rival Chicago Bears will miss playing Rodgers twice a year:
— Chicago Bears (@ChicagoBears) April 24, 2023
One of Rodgers' best friends and former blindside protector, Packers left tackle David Bakhtiari, had a few notes for the NFL's social media team regarding the quarterback's Jets graphic:
Arms and hands need to be hairier imo. https://t.co/ljZRq08qR9
— David Bakhtiari (@DavidBakhtiari) April 24, 2023
Former NFL star wide receiver Dez Bryant had a few comments on the news:
A-ROD to the Jets! this makes Patrick Mahomes hall of fame run that much sweeter #BeastTexas
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) April 24, 2023
Jets are a Super Bowl contender!
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) April 24, 2023
Mahomes got a dope resume in his career so far…. My opinion the afc is the toughest division https://t.co/aKn2dkolFz
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) April 24, 2023
Right.. the afc is the toughest conference right now https://t.co/j1eEMHLNF1
— Dez Bryant (@DezBryant) April 24, 2023
The 2012 Offensive Rookie of the Year Robert Griffin III said the Packers "ABSOULUTELY FLEECED" the Jets on the Rodgers trade even though he called the Jets "BONAFIDE Super Bowl contenders now"
The Jets are BONAFIDE Super Bowl contenders now, but that doesn’t change the fact that they got ABSOLUTELY FLEECED on this trade. Packers are getting a better fist round pick this year, a 2nd rounder this year, and a more than likely 1st rounder next year for 1-2 years of Rodgers
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) April 24, 2023
Griffin correctly noted that Wilson said he would "make life hell" for whichever veteran QB the Jets acquired this offseason. The chances of that happening now may be just a wee bit lower than Wilson envisioned now that Rodgers is his teammate:
Zach Wilson is going to make Aaron Rodgers life hell in practice every day.
— Robert Griffin III (@RGIII) April 24, 2023
Former NFL safety Darius Butler said the deal is a "WIN WIN."
WIN WIN! Glad they finally got the deal done. https://t.co/AUImO3flrd
— Darius Butler (@DariusJButler) April 24, 2023
It certainly is the end of an era:
End of an era in GB…thanks for the memories 12 #TwoTears pic.twitter.com/ARQGqpFARt
— Justin Sinz (@JSinz84) April 24, 2023
