Jet players praised Aaron Rodgers for taking a pay cut and reworking his contract that saves the team around $35 million from what he was previously owed.
Jordan Whitehead hit the quarterback lottery.
Entering his second season with the Jets, the veteran safety played his first four seasons with the Buccaneers, the last two of which Tom Brady was the team’s quarterback. Jordan Whitehead said Aaron Rodgers put the “team first” by restructuring his contract to give the Jets more spending flexibility.this weekend, with the money Rodgers is saving the team likely a catalyst, and necessity, to possibly signing him.
“Aaron’s one of those guys, his presence alone just brings you that greatness and wanting to compete,” Whitehead said. “The year before, with Tom, in practice [I was] getting better every day.
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