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Finally, Green Bay Packers trade QB Aaron Rodgers to New York Jets
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Quarterback Aaron Rodgers (#12) of the Green Bay Packers looks on after the 20-16 loss to the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, January 8, 2023. /CFP
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers (#12) of the Green Bay Packers looks on after the 20-16 loss to the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, January 8, 2023. /CFP

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers (#12) of the Green Bay Packers looks on after the 20-16 loss to the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, January 8, 2023. /CFP

The Green Bay Packers have agreed to trade their long-time hero, quarterback (QB) Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets, together with their 2023 first-round NFL draft pick (No. 15) and a 2023 fifth rounder (No. 170), in exchange for the Jets' 2023 first rounder (No. 13), a 2023 second rounder (No. 42), a 2023 sixth rounder (No. 207) and a conditional 2024 second rounder, according to ESPN.

If Rodgers plays 65 percent or more of his games for the Jets in the 2023 season, the 2024 second-round pick will become a first rounder. Rodgers will give up the No. 12 jersey that he had been wearing for 18 years as a Packer and change it to No. 8, his number at the University of California, Berkeley.

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers (#12) of the green Bay Packers passes in the game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, January 8, 2023. /CFP
Quarterback Aaron Rodgers (#12) of the green Bay Packers passes in the game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, January 8, 2023. /CFP

Quarterback Aaron Rodgers (#12) of the green Bay Packers passes in the game against the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin, January 8, 2023. /CFP

It has been over a month since Rodgers revealed on "The Pat McAfee Show" that he wants to play for the Jets. Both teams, their fans and media outlets were "tortured" every following day to check if and when the trade would happen, until Monday.

Having played 230 games – and started 223 of them – in 18 seasons for the Packers that drafted him with the 24th pick in 2005, Rodgers completed 5,001 of 7,600 of his passes for 59,055 yards and 475 touchdowns with 105 interceptions. He is a 10-time Pro Bowler, a five-time All Pro selection, a four-time passer rating leader, a two-time passing touchdowns leader and a four-time NFL Most Valuable Player (MVP). In February 2011, Rodgers led the Packers to Super Bowl XLV, where they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers to win his first and only top honor as a Packer.

Quarterback Jordan Love of the Green Bay Packers warms up ahead of the game against the the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, December 25, 2022. /CFP
Quarterback Jordan Love of the Green Bay Packers warms up ahead of the game against the the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, December 25, 2022. /CFP

Quarterback Jordan Love of the Green Bay Packers warms up ahead of the game against the the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, December 25, 2022. /CFP

Last season, the Packers were 8-9 in the regular season and missed the playoffs. The Jets didn't do much better as they lost one more game than the Packers did. The last time the Jets appeared in the postseason was in the 2010 campaign, they surely want Rodgers to lead them to break this awkwardly long playoff drought.

As for the Packers, they seemed understandably ready for this day when they drafted Jordan Love, a QB from Utah State University with the No. 26 pick in 2020. Love has played 10 games for the team in the past two seasons while throwing 50-for-83 to generate 606 yards and three touchdowns with three interceptions.

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