Aaron Rodgers first walked through the doors of the New York Jets‘ facility nearly two years ago hailed as a potential savior for a frustrated franchise.
Not much has changed since. Especially all the losing.
Now, one of the game’s greatest quarterbacks could leave the Jets just as he found them — with a lonely Super Bowl trophy in their front lobby from their only title (1969) and a playoff drought that has reached an NFL-worst 14 seasons.
“I put my heart into this, and I wanted it really bad — and it didn’t work this year,” Rodgers said after the Jets’ season-ending win over the Dolphins on Sunday left them with a 5-12 record. “We came up short, and I played four plays last year. So, it’s overall disappointing.”
The 41-year-old quarterback’s debut last season after so much preseason hype was cut short by a torn Achilles tendon. He started all 17 games this season, but his play…
