Aaron Rodgers Jokes About Breaking Tom Brady’s Record as Most-Sacked NFL QB Ever after loss to Bills

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers maintained a sense of humor despite getting pulled midway through Sunday’s 40-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills.

Midway through the third quarter, Rodgers passed Tom Brady to become the most sacked QB in NFL history.

“Yeah, I got Tom on that,” he told reporters after the game.

As much as that was a throwaway joke, Rodgers’ teammates probably weren’t in a lighthearted mood. Sunday was the nadir of an already frustrating campaign, with New York trailing 33-0 when its starting quarterback asked to be subbed out.

The situation raises further doubt on Rodgers’ future with the team. It becomes increasingly harder to see how the partnership can continue into 2025.

Unlike with last year, when Rodgers suffered a season-ending Achilles injury in Week 1, it’s hard to pinpoint one reason why his performance has been so lackluster.

The 41-year-old had been banged up at various points yet hasn’t missed a game. In 16 starts, he has thrown for 3,623 yards, 24 touchdowns and 10 interceptions.

Unfortunately, the Jets’ run of bad luck continued with a disastrous season that will end without a trip to the playoffs for the 14th straight year.

New York owns the longest active playoff drought in any of the four major North American men’s sports leagues.

Rodgers has acknowledged that his future is uncertain, as he will need to take some time to decide whether he will continue his playing career. If he does, he’s expressed an openness to remaining with the Jets, but the team could choose to cut ties with him and pursue a younger starter in free agency or the 2025 NFL draft.

Between Rodgers taking himself out against Buffalo and the offense immediately looking better with Tyrod Taylor, one can’t help but wonder whether the changeover already starts to happen in Week 18.

NY Jets’ Sauce Gardner bluntly shuts down suggestion to recruit Tee Higgins ahead of free Agency

Sauce Gardner denies he was attempting to recruit Tee Higgins to the Jets.
New York Jets cornerback Sauce Gardner delivered two statements that garnered attention Sunday. One became his locker room comments after the 40-14 debacle against the Buffalo Bills. But another involves Tee Higgins.

Gardner simply said “pay that man” on Instagram when reacting to the Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver’s breakout Saturday. However, one more comment got screenshot by Sharp Football Analysis writer Raymond Summerlin.

Gardner doubled down after that caption comment went viral. He took to his personal Instagram stories to suggest Higgins isn’t needed on the Jets. All because the franchise already has Garrett Wilson and Davante Adams as the 1,000-yard options.

Gardner just shot down any hope of a potential trio featuring Wilson, Adams and Higgins. Higgins in a Jets uniform would reenergize a fan base in need of a boost. Gardner and the Jets are on pace for their second four-win season since 2021.

Jets would have hard time signing Tee Higgins

Regardless, signing Higgins already looks like a massive dilemma for the Jets’ front office.

Higgins is staring at a potential $18.3 million annual salary for ’25, per Spotrac. Higgins looks due for a five year deal that’ll surpass the $91.5 million mark. The Jets currently hold close to $33 million in salary cap space for the upcoming offseason, per Over The Cap.

The Bengals already avoided losing Higgins during the 2024 offseason. He rose as the league’s most intriguing free agent wide receiver in the spring. Then later emerged as a midseason trade idea around Halloween. Cincinnati, however, has maintained him.

Higgins really elevated his game another level Saturday. He hauled in 11 receptions for 131 yards and scored three touchdowns — including the short three-yarder from Joe Burrow to seal the overtime win over the Denver Broncos. Higgins’ performance got teammate Ja’Marr Chase to say “pay the man.”

Shock candidate emerges to be next head coach of New York Jets despite being out of work for nine years

Former New York Jets coach Rex Ryan has teased a stunning return to his old team after revealing he ‘expects to be interviewed’ for their vacant head coaching position

Ryan was at the helm in New York from 2009 to 2014 and has been off the sidelines for the last nine years, instead spending his time in the studio with ESPN.

Despite his lack of recent activity in the coaching world, Ryan believes he is in with a shot of returning to the Jets

Speaking to Jake Asman on 880AM ESPN New York, Ryan revealed that he is anticipating speaking with the Jets when the regular season ends next weekend.

The Jets are out of playoff contention and have been without a permanent head coach since they fired Robert Saleh at the start of October.

Despite having Aaron Rodgers healthy for the entire season, it has been a woeful year for the team, who have a 4-12 record and gave up 40 points against the Bills on Sunday.

They have won just two games of their 11 since Saleh was let go, with Jeff Ulbrich taking temporary charge of the team

Ryan, meanwhile, is a Super Bowl champion with the Baltimore Ravens when he was a defensive line coach under Brian Billick.

He went on to become the team’s defensive coordinator and assistant head coach, before taking his first HC role with the Jets in 2009

He then had two seasons as Buffalo Bills head coach, before being replaced by Sean McDermott at the end of the 2016 season.

Following his Bills dismissal he signed a deal with ESPN to provide analysis on Super Bowl LI, before joining on a more permanent basis for the 2017 season.

He has since been an ever-present on fans’ television screens for NFL games, but is seemingly now eyeing a return to the sideline

Meanwhile, the Jets are also set to speak to Ron Rivera this week, in the first head coaching interview since Saleh’s exit