There are two NFL organizations that will probably be happy to see Aaron Rodgers go. One is his present employer the New York Jets, who after two failed seasons are seemingly as tired of his act as he is of theirs.
And two? The Dallas Cowboys, so often victimized by the four-time MVP during his halcyon days with the Green Bay Packers.
Rodgers at age 40 gave New York nothing during his time there, least of all the "change-of-culture leadership'' he promises. He skipped work to visit the pyramids, delved into wacky conspiracy theories, considered a run for Vice President of the United States, promoted psychedelic drugs and dark-cave therapy and made ridiculous claims about how he was the solution to the Jets' problems with "distractions'' ...
Even as all along, the Jets had no bigger distraction than Aaron Rodgers.
He now reportedly wants out of New York, and the Jets may just oblige him - ASAP. If that happens, he might very well sign on with another team, a contender, and maybe he serves his final weeks in the NFL as a sounding-board backup.
Or maybe he signs elsewhere and brings his "distractions'' to yet another town.
It can be argued that he has damaged the legacy he build in Green Bay, often because his Packers kept beating the Cowboys. Seriously, his 8-3 record against Dallas is a very real contributing reason why during his era the Cowboys have never made any real advancement toward title contention.
In the end, the Jets traded for a big name but instead got a full-time distraction who turned out to be a below-average quarterback - and a terrible "de facto assistant GM.'' He was allowed an unusual level of power by the Jets ... and his Jets are 3-8.
Jets general manager Joe Douglas just got fired. Head coach Robert Saleh was dumped a few weeks ago. Next Man Down? Aaron Rodgers.
And the Dallas Cowboys, stung by bitter memories, are surely happy to see him go.
