Three weeks ago it looked like he was in danger of slipping in irrelevant. Now he’s at the heart of the NFL spotlight.
And everyone wants to know what Aaron Rodgers will do in 2025.
The four-time NFL MVP took part in a RX3 Charity Flag Football game on Saturday. We searched for high and low to show that Rogers had told anyone anything about something. No quotes were seen from him.
The rumored factory is fired with or without his input. And we’ve seen reports and conflicts aimed in all directions, including the Steelers, the Vikings, the Giants, and even retirements.
Resignation is new. Rogers personally doesn’t deal with the situation (silence contributes to speculation, if not invited), but reports that he wanted to return to the Jets. And if he wants to play for a chronically misguided franchise like the Jets, he’ll play anyone.
That recognition was supported by the news that he reached out to the giants during the week of reconnaissance. This confirmed the concepts he wanted to play, reinforcing the appearance of not having a widespread interest in his service.
Since then, the Steelers have lowballed Justin Fields, the Vikings have been signed by Sam Darnold with Seattle, and the Giants have not added anyone to that position (but due to a one-year deal with Tommy DeVito).
Saturday, theathletic.com I posted an article about 3 Byline About Rogers’s interest in the Vikings. This was the most definitive link between Rogers and Minnesota.
To point this out, because there is a risk of being disciplined personally or publicly, the CAL connection between Rogers and one of the three names of the article (Mike Silver) gives the report additional credibility, as it is easy to conclude that Rogers did nothing to provide information or to tell Silver that he was. Methods, methods, ways.
“Rogers wants to sign with the Viking,” according to the report, and the Vikings are “hardly weighing the possibilities” of signing Rogers.
The report claims that Rogers wants a Darnold style deal for $33.5 million a year. It’s a reasonable low-end for a quarterback like Rodgers, and that agent may be urging him to expect more. (Of course, the agent gets some of what Rogers receives. Plus, few agents need to attach names to contracts that look objectively subpars.)
Items from theathletic.com portray the situation as simple. Rogers waited for the Vikings to make a decision, putting the Steelers and Giants on hold until they could get an answer from Minnesota.
Especially when he joined the Vikings, he created Fabre as the No. 1 public enemy in Green Bay, so it’s unclear why Rogers wants to take the next step in Brett Fabre’s carrier arc. The fence was eventually restored, but in 2009 Fabre had to endure a match at Lambeau Field. Meanwhile, he was booed loudly from start to finish. Rogers may not be interested in dislike someone who has loved him for so long, just one season or just one day.
The Vikings’ interest in Rogers is also confused. First, Rogers only showed a flash of what he was when he won back-to-back MVP Awards in 2020 and 2021. The Vikings need to see what they have at JJ McCarthy. If they make a two-year commitment to 41-year-old Rogers, McCarthy can (and will likely) demand trade.
Rodgers could be the difference between another “just just right” season for the Vikings and returning to the Super Bowl for the first time in 49 years. Or maybe it’s a siren song that crashes the entire Minnesota season, but it’s delayed unless you destroy the possibility of having a young franchise quarterback in McCarty.
Ultimately, it comes down to what Rogers wants, and what the Vikings want. Are the Steelers and Giants used for the Vikings? Are the Vikings used for the Steelers or Giants? Do the Giants understand that, given the recent hosting Russell Wilson and Joe Flaco, they are the least likely to choose Team Rodgers?
We all keep waiting. And then reports, rumors and speculation, and candid (or step-by-step) photos of the beach continue until Rogers talks about the issue for himself.
