Aaron Rodgers won't wear No. 12 with Jets despite receiving Joe Namath's blessing: report

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Aaron Rodgers isn't just changing teams — he's reportedly changing his number, too. 

Rodgers is finally heading to the New York Jets after they reached a common ground with the Green Bay Packers on Monday. But if there was an issue among Jets fans about the four-time MVP quarterback joining the team, it was his No. 12 that he's been wearing with the Packers since he broke into the league in 2005. 

No. 12 is an immortal number in Jets history, as "Broadway" Joe Namath wore it during his Hall of Fame career. However, ESPN's Adam Schefter reports that Namath actually gave Rodgers his blessing to don No. 12 in a Jets uniform if he so chooses. 

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Cal's quarterback Aaron Rodgers during warmup as California defeated UCLA 45 to 28 at Memorial Stadium, University of California, Berkeley, California, October 16, 2003. (Robert B. Stanton/WireImage)

Rodgers, though, won't be bringing No. 12 back to a Jets jersey. Instead, Schefter is hearing he is going back to his college days. 

Rodgers will reportedly wear No. 8 with the Jets, which is the number he wore with the California Bears during his time at the university. 

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With wide receiver Elijah Moore being traded to the Cleveland Browns, No. 8 is very much available in Florham Park for Rodgers to have. 

Rodgers spent just two years at Cal, but did well with 5,469 yards and 43 touchdowns to 13 interceptions total over 25 games. The Packers ended up taking him 24th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft to study under Brett Favre. 

He did so for three seasons before