Aaron Rodgers deal 'a historic trade for the franchise,' Jets GM says

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The New York Jets and their fans are excited about what the future holds as the organization agreed to acquire Aaron Rodgers from the Green Bay Packers in a showstopping deal on Monday.

Rodgers may be the best quarterback to ever don the green and white as he followed a similar path his own predecessor set when Brett Favre was traded to the Jets in 2008. But what Rodgers can do with the football is arguably better than what Favre and even Joe Namath did.

Jets general manager Joe Douglas agreed Tuesday that the deal was "a historic trade for the franchise."

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Head coach Robert Saleh, left, of the New York Jets talks with general manager Joe Douglas during morning practice at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center on July 28, 2021, in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Rich Schultz/Getty Images)

"Obviously, Aaron’s one of the best quarterbacks to ever play this game," he added, via Pro Football Talk. "To have an opportunity to add a player of that caliber, you’re always going to look into it and how it fits within our culture, within our team. 

"Obviously, it goes back to something I said to you guys in Phoenix [at the NFL owners’ meetings], it’s a real credit to Robert [Saleh] and his staff and what he’s been able to implement with our players and with everybody here that a player of Aaron’s caliber would even want to come here. We’re all excited to add someone of his character and his ability."

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Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers runs out on to the field for the Detroit Lions at Lambeau Field. (Mark