Aaron Rodgers recently received a strong vote of confidence from one of his old NFL rivals, as Bill Belichick expects the 41-year-old quarterback to “rebound” amid a woeful 2024 campaign.
The six-time Super Bowl champion and former long-time New England Patriots head coach spoke with Jim Gray on the Let’s Go podcast to explain why Aaron Rodgers has nowhere to go but up from his current situation.
“You look at all the quarterbacks in the league that are kind of on their second teams, and they’re doing pretty well, Russell Wilson and Geno Smith and (Sam) Darnold, Baker Mayfield, you go right down the line, (Matthew) Stafford for that matter, Jared Goff. These guys that switch teams, they get in a different system, things are a little bit different for them, maybe they learn some things from whatever it was their previous experiences were. It changes,” Belichick said on the podcast.
“When a guy has a long career and a good career, sometimes, one season is just a bump in the road. It’s not necessarily the end of the road. (Rodgers) could easily rebound from that and be ready to play and have a good year next year,” he added.
Aaron Rodgers couldn’t get it done for the New York Jets against the Seattle Seahawks
Against the Seattle Seahawks, Aaron Rodgers was 21-for-39 for 185 yards, including touchdown passes to Davante Adams and Isaiah Davis. However, he also threw a pick-six to Leonard Williams in the 26-21 defeat last Sunday.
Because of his lackluster performance, many have questioned whether the New York Jets are better off benching Aaron Rodgers, but interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich dismissed the idea.
This season, Rodgers has thrown for 2,627 yards, 19 touchdowns, and eight interceptions. The New York Jets will not make it to the playoffs because they have a 3-9 record as of this writing.
