The Green Bay Packers have been told to demand two first round draft picks for wantaway quarterback Aaron Rodgers with the 39-year-old publicly declaring he wants to play for the New York Jets on The Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday.
Rodgers has been tangled in a trade saga between his Packers and the Jets for some time and a deal is still not close to being completed with his contract still reportedly needing to be restructured and a compensation package ironed out. The four-time MVP isn’t a free agent either, having signed a monster new contract with the Packers last offseason to earn $50.27million (£41.3m) per year through the 2026 season.
US sports pundit Stephen A. Smith says the Packers should demand two first round draft picks as compensation for one-time Super Bowl winner Rodgers. When asked on ESPN what Rodgers is worth, Smith said: “Absolutely a first round pick. Aaron Rodgers is one of the greatest quarterbacks in the game still. At Least one as far as I’m concerned.”
