Jets tepid on Aaron Rodgers' starting status after home loss - ESPN

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Things have gotten so bad for the New York Jets and quarterback Aaron Rodgers that the future Hall of Famer's job security may now be in jeopardy.

One day shy of his 41st birthday, Rodgers played one of his worst games of the season in a 26-21 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, leading to a tepid postgame endorsement from interim coach Jeff Ulbrich.

Ulbrich punted when asked to give an assessment of Rodgers' performance, which included a red-zone interception — a game-changing pick-6 in the second quarter. Ulbrich said he needed to watch the film before giving an evaluation.

It's highly unusual for a team official to give a «coachspeak» answer when discussing an all-time great. Ulbrich was asked if he's contemplating a quarterback change. Instead of shutting down speculation with a direct «no,» he replied, «Not as of today.»

It would be a stunner if Ulbrich replaces Rodgers with veteran Tyrod Taylor. Then again, who knows? Owner Woody Johnson suggested benching Rodgers when the team was 2-2, sources said after general manager Joe Douglas was fired on Nov. 19. Now the Jets are 3-9, having clinched their ninth consecutive losing season.

«Yeah, I don't know. We'll figure that out when we have those conversations,» Rodgers said about the possibility of a change, adding, «I'll have a conversation with [Ulbrich] if that's what he's thinking.»

Rodgers declined to comment on how he'd react, saying it's hypothetical. He did say he wants to keep playing and that he feels «as good as I've felt all season» from a physical standpoint.

The only other time in his starting career that he thought he might be benched was in 2018, when the Green Bay Packer finished 6-9-1 in Mike McCarthy's