Let’s get this out of the way first—the Packers are winners here. Aaron Rodgers, by his own words, was never playing for Green Bay again, with his stated plan to retire only usurped by his anger over the team’s maneuvering while he was considering his options.
In the end, they actually come out of this better than they would have, had Rodgers retired.
The Packers move up two spots in the first round and get the 42nd pick this year, and a second-rounder next year that becomes a first-rounder if Rodgers plays 65% of the Jets’ snaps next year (so he basically just has to stay healthy for it to be a one), with the only giveback being a fifth-rounder getting moved down 37 spots, and into the sixth round.
