"Let's pretend it didn't go down the way it did. Let's say it unfolded like this: Instead of firing Rodgers on the spot in what was later described by the quarterback as an ugly divorce, Glenn embraces the future Hall of Famer and convinces him to return to the Jets for a third season to be the catalyst in their culture change."
"No two words better describe Rodgers' legacy with the Jets. What if he hadn't ruptured his Achilles in the 2023 opener? What if he had stuck around in 2025? It's difficult to predict how the Achilles season would've played out if Rodgers had remained healthy. They went 7-10 with Zach Wilson, Tim Boyle and Trevor Siemian at quarterback, so it's probably fair to assume they would've been a winning team with a four-time MVP at the controls."
On Feb. 6 at the New York Jets' training facility, Aaron Rodgers met newly hired coach Aaron Glenn and was dismissed in what Rodgers later described as an ugly divorce. A hypothetical scenario envisions Glenn embracing Rodgers and convincing him to return for a third season to catalyze culture change. If Rodgers had not ruptured his Achilles in the 2023 opener, the team likely would have been a winning squad rather than the 7-10 mark produced by backups. The 2025 season almost certainly would have been better than 3-14. Rodgers finished with an ugly wild-card loss but produced regular-season play that helped the Pittsburgh Steelers win the AFC North at 10-7.
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