Aaron Rodgers Rumors: QB Plans to Play in 2025 NFL Season, Just ...

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Future Hall of Fame quarterback Aaron Rodgers reportedly wants to move on from the New York Jets following the team's disastrous 2024 season.

According to Dianna Russini of The Athletic, Rodgers' relationship with Jets owner Woody Johnson has been "strained for months," and while he wants to continue playing next season, he would rather do so elsewhere.

In Rodgers' first full season as the Jets' starter, the team has performed well below expectations, posting a 3-8 record thus far, which is tied with the New England Patriots for last place in the AFC East.

During his 18-year run with the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers was a 10-time Pro Bowler, four-time NFL MVP, one-time Super Bowl champion and one-time Super Bowl MVP, but when Green Bay decided to move forward with Jordan Love as the starting quarterback, the Jets came knocking.

New York acquired Rodgers in a blockbuster trade prior to the 2023 season, creating hope that the Jets would reach the playoffs for the first time since 2010.

Instead, Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles on the Jets' fourth offensive play of the regular season and missed the rest of the year, forcing New York to turn back to bust No. 2 overall draft pick Zach Wilson at quarterback.

After another season without the playoffs, the Jets moved on from Wilson and Rodgers was back in time for the start of the 2024 campaign, but it has been more of the same for Gang Green.

In addition to being just 3-8 and on the verge of missing the playoffs once again, the Jets fired both head coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas during the 2024 campaign.

Additionally, a bombshell report dropped this week with ESPN's Rich Cimini revealing that Johnson brought up the idea of benching Rodgers on Sept. 30 after the Jets suffered a 10-9 loss against the Denver Broncos.

One source who attended the meeting thought it was "said in jest," while others felt Johnson was being serious. Whatever the case, the mere mention of benching Rodgers a month into the season suggests some type of disconnect between the owner and quarterback.

Rodgers, who will turn 41 on Dec. 2, still has one year remaining on his contract, so the Jets would either have to release or trade him in order for him to play for another team in 2025.

Given Rodgers' résumé and the fact that he is a surefire, first-ballot Hall of Famer, he has nothing left to prove, but the debacle with the Jets would not be the ideal way for him to end his legendary career.

It isn't yet clear where Rodgers might end up, but if a quarterback-needy team doesn't secure a draft pick high enough to select Colorado's Shedeur Sanders or Miami's Cam Ward, Rodgers could be an appealing option for one year until a quarterback of the future is found.