Aaron Rodgers has a specific list of players he wants with the New York Jets
So… that’s been the holdup.
According to ESPN’s Dianna Russini, Aaron Rodgers provided the New York Jets with a list of four free agent players he would like the team to target and acquire: Allen Lazard, Randall Cobb, Marcedes Lewis, and… Odell Beckham.
Aaron Rodgers has provided the NY Jets with a wish-list of free agents he would like them to target and acquire, per sources.
It includes Randall Cobb, Allen Lazard, Marcedes Lewis and….Odell Beckham Jr.— Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) March 14, 2023
The news of the Jets’ interest in Lazard surfaced this morning, per ESPN’s Adam Schefter. Later on Tuesday, Schefter added that New York is also interested in Cobb and Lewis.
Russini’s report is the cherry on top, adding Beckham to the list.
Beckham recently worked out in front of NFL teams in Arizona, which reportedly went very well and impressed teams. The Jets were one of the teams in attendance to watch. Many fans assumed this was no more than due diligence, but it seems to be much more than that.
Perhaps this is what has been holding up the entire Rodgers saga. If the Jets need to sign four other players to placate Rodgers and convince him to join the team, that would surely take them some time.
Beckham did not play in the 2022 season as he recovered from a torn ACL suffered in the Rams’ Super Bowl 56 victory. It was a bittersweet ending to a great playoff run from Beckham. Over the Rams’ four-game playoff run, Beckham caught 21 passes for 288 yards and two touchdowns (5.3 catches for 72.0 yards per game).
It’s unclear whether Rodgers views these four players as mandatory for the Jets to acquire. Is Rodgers saying he wouldn’t play for the Jets unless they got all four players? Or is Rodgers content with the Jets getting as many of these players as they can?
This is a wild twist to the Jets’ drawn-out Rodgers saga. It seems Rodgers is attempting to build his own custom superteam in Florham Park.
