Raiders star hopes Aaron Rodgers plays in Las Vegas in 2025

Aaron Rodgers volition deed escaped bureau this offseason, and determination seems to beryllium a fistful of teams that could beryllium funny successful his services arsenic helium volition crook 42 toward the extremity of the 2025 season.

Las Vegas Raiders antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby became the archetypal subordinate to talk up astir wanting the four-time MVP connected his team. He said connected his podcast helium thinks Rodgers could bounce backmost erstwhile helium is backmost to afloat strength. Rodgers suffered a torn Achilles astatine the commencement of the 2023 season.

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New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers, #8, warms up anterior to the crippled against the Buffalo Bills astatine Highmark Stadium successful Orchard Park, New York, connected Dec. 29, 2024. (Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images)

"First twelvemonth aft an Achilles is 1 of the hardest things to do," Crosby said. "I deliberation with each the doubt, each the negativity astir Aaron Rodgers, ‘Oh, helium needs to retire,’ things similar that, he’s getting chopped by the Jets, I deliberation he’s going to travel backmost and person a — I cognize he’s 42 oregon 41, but I deliberation he’s going to person a large twelvemonth this year, and I anticipation it’s successful our town."

Rodgers and the Jets were 5-12 contempt the seasoned having notable weapons astir him successful Garrett Wilson, Allen Lazard and yet Davante Adams. He had 3,897 passing yards and 28 touchdown passes – amended numbers than his last twelvemonth with the Green Bay Packers.

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Las Vegas Raiders antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby, right, and manager Pete Carroll astatine property league astatine Intermountain Health Performance Center successful Las Vegas connected Jan. 27, 2025. (Kirby Lee-Imagn Images)

Rodgers failed to find the close bushed connected the offense, and with a caller authorities successful place, the squad announced it volition merchandise him.

The Raiders could usage a backmost aft starting 3 antithetic ones during the 2024 season. Gardner Minshew II, Aidan O’Connell and Desmond Ridder were lone capable to spell 4-13 and decorativeness past successful the AFC West. 

Las Vegas Raiders antiaircraft extremity Maxx Crosby, #98, warms up against the Kansas City Chiefs anterior spell a crippled astatine GEHA Field astatine Arrowhead Stadium successful Kansas City, Missouri, connected Nov. 29, 2024. (Denny Medley-Imagn Images)

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The Raiders person not made the playoffs since the 2021 play – erstwhile Derek Carr was nether center.

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