Aaron Rodgers spotted strolling on beach while NFL awaits free agent decision

The New York Jets officially made four-time MVP backmost Aaron Rodgers a escaped cause erstwhile the caller league twelvemonth began connected Wednesday astatine 4 p.m. 

However, Rodgers has had the quality to speech to antithetic teams to find his caller location successful the NFL for the 2025 season, which has led to reports and speculation from aggregate instrumentality bases astir wherever helium volition extremity up. 

While the escaped bureau whirlwind has been going on, it appears Rodgers is astatine peace, enjoying clip by himself soaking successful the sun. 

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New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers, #8, waits for the drawback of the shot during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Los Angeles Rams successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

The Daily Mail posted a representation of Rodgers strolling connected a formation somewhere, and helium is looking disconnected into the region portion seemingly listening to thing successful his earbuds. 

Rodgers, wearing a backwards chapeau with a broad wrapped astir him, could beryllium reasoning astir his adjacent vocation step, which besides includes a imaginable retirement. 

That was the lawsuit 2 seasons agone erstwhile it was wide the Green Bay Packers were not going with him arsenic their starting backmost aft 18 seasons with the franchise. Rodgers went connected his infamous "darkness retreat," and emerged believing helium inactive had thing near to springiness and wanted a commercialized to the Jets. 

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The Packers obliged, trading Rodgers earlier the commencement of the 2023 season, but helium lone got to play 4 snaps with the franchise earlier tearing his Achilles successful the Jets’ location opener. After recovery, the 2024 run did not spell the mode Rodgers would person like, finishing 5-12 implicit his 17 games. 

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers answers questions from reporters aft an NFL shot crippled against the Jacksonville Jaguars connected Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024 successful Jacksonville, Florida. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)

Rodgers threw for 3,897 yards with 28 touchdowns and 11 interceptions with a 63.0% completion rate. Because of that production, portion looking peculiarly much spry successful the 2nd fractional of the season, Rodgers is 1 of the astir intriguing escaped agents connected the marketplace this offseason. 

In turn, the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers, 2 quarterback-needy teams, are reportedly the 2 teams Rodgers is considering. The Minnesota Vikings, which saw 2024 starter Sam Darnold permission successful escaped bureau for the Seattle Seahawks, are reportedly not a "primary option" for Rodgers. 

Russell Wilson is the different backmost connected the marketplace with Super Bowl pedigree, and reports bespeak helium is expected to sojourn with the Cleveland Browns connected Thursday, followed by the Giants connected Friday.   

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers speaks astatine a quality league aft an NFL shot crippled against the Los Angeles Rams successful East Rutherford, New Jersey, connected Sunday, Dec. 22, 2024. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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It is chartless if Rodgers volition beryllium visiting with immoderate teams, but helium appears contented with wherever helium is astatine close now. The NFL volition proceed to hold to spot what helium decides to do.

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