NFL legend Brett Favre has warned people not to bet against Aaron Rodgers after his blockbuster trade to the New York Jets was finally completed on Monday.
Rodgers, Favre's successor at the Green Bay Packers back in 2008, has continued to follow in his footsteps with a late-career move to "Gang Green", and the 53-year-old believes the Jets will get good value after trading away a package that is likely to include a 2024 first-round pick.
Given Rodgers will turn 40 in December, it is a move rooted in contending for the Super Bowl crown this season, but Farve says the Jets have the right man under centre. "Aaron will do great," Favre told ESPN. "He will handle the transition as well as anyone. (He is a) very smart and instinctive person, on and off the field. In other words, you're not going to catch him by surprise very often.
