Aaron Rodgers suggests Jets might release him after season - ESPN

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, whose football future remains a mystery, suggested Monday that he could be released at the end of the season. He also joked about the possibility of being released by the owner's teenage son — an obvious poke at owner Woody Johnson and the latest controversy surrounding the organization.

«Being released would be a first; being released by a teenager, that would also be a first,» Rodgers said with a laugh during his weekly spot on «The Pat McAfee Show.»

«So, hey, I'm open to everything and I find the comedy in all of it. If that happens, hey, it's a great story.»

It was a reference to a story last week by The Athletic, which reported that Johnson, 77, takes advice from his teenage sons, Brick and Jack.

Rodgers, 41, has said the Jets are his «first option» if he decides to return for a 21st season. The Jets are in the process of a regime change, as they fired coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe Douglas during the season — a 4-11 disaster. The new decision-makers will have a lot to say about Rodgers' fate, although the feeling among those close to the team is that Woody Johnson wants to move on from the future Hall of Famer, who is signed for 2025.

«I think there's a world where they just say, 'Hey, thank you, we're going to go in another direction' on January 6th,» said Rodgers, referring to the day after the regular season. "...That's a possibility. I think there's also a possibility we're going to wait and see who the new staff is."

When Brick Johnson's name was mentioned on the show, Rodgers chimed in. Trying to hold back his laughter, he replied, «Just to answer that, there's a first time for everything — and there's been a few of those this year and first time in 20