Aaron Rodgers gives Jets wish list of free agents, sources say

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — If quarterback Aaron Rodgers lands with the New York Jets in a trade, he would like to be surrounded by some of his BFFs.

The Green Bay Packers star has supplied the Jets with a wish list of free agents he'd like them to pursue and acquire, and it includes Odell Beckham Jr., sources told ESPN's Dianna Russini.

Predictably, the list also has three former Packers teammates: wide receivers Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb and tight end Marcedes Lewis.

The Jets have expressed interest in the three Packers free agents, sources told ESPN's Adam Schefter. It is not known whether they have reached out to Beckham, but they were represented at his open workout for NFL teams last week in Arizona. Beckham, who has recovered from major knee surgery, is looking for a new team.

Rodgers has never played with Beckham, but they're friends, and he has said in the past that he'd like to team up with him at some point.

The Jets have three returning starters at receiver: Garrett Wilson, Elijah Moore and Corey Davis. Wilson was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. Davis could be expendable, as he is due to make a non-guaranteed $10.5 million in the final year of his contract. The Jets also have former second-round pick Denzel Mims.

New Jets offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett overlapped with Lazard for two seasons in Green Bay, so there's an existing connection. He also spent one year with Cobb in Green Bay. Going way back, he was on the Jacksonville Jaguars' staff in 2016-2017 during Lewis' long tenure on the team.

The Jets may see Lazard as a replacement for Davis, but Rodgers' influence seems to be driving the interest in Cobb, 32, and Lewis, 38. The Jets have good depth at tight end and don't need any reinforcements,