Jets’ Aaron Rodgers is done, ex-Giants player says: He had vice president aspirations

The list of people — even fans — who think that Aaron Rodgers is no longer a starting-caliber quarterback is growing.

On Monday, respected former New York Giants guard Justin Pugh joined the contingent that is skeptical the 40-year-old Rodgers has much left. He was asked on the “Gojo and Golic” show Monday whether he thought Rodgers will still start in the NFL in 2025.

“I do not. I think this year has been tough,” Pugh said. “It’s been a tough pill to swallow because I’m an Aaron Rodgers believer. … You turn on the film; I don’t have to explain any more than that. You turn the film on and I think back to the Arizona Cardinals game, when (the Jets) had a chance to turn their season around and just couldn’t connect. No one was on the same page. Aaron Rodgers, who has been the master of picking up blitzes, is letting free safeties hit him unblocked off his blind side.”

The Jets lost 31-6 against the Cardinals as Rodgers completed only 22 of 35 passes for 151 yards with no touchdowns or interceptions. He was sacked three times.

In 11 games, Rodgers has thrown for 2,442 yards, 17 touchdowns and seven interceptions. He’s completed 63.4% of his passes and he’s been sacked 26 times. Rodgers, the four-time MVP, is ranked 17th among QBs with a 75.9 Pro Football Focus grade, which continues a general downward trend from his career.

What will most likely seal his fate, however, is the current state of the Jets, a 3-8 record with the coach (Robert Saleh) and general manager (Joe Douglas) fired. The Jets have not reached the playoffs since 2010 during a span in which they’ve had one winning season. An organizational overhaul is coming, with reports that The 33rd Team, a media company and content creator led by ex-Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum and ex-Vikings GM Rick Spielman spearheading the search.

“It just seems to me like it’s time,” Pugh said. ”It’s time to move on. I know he had aspirations of running for vice president. There’s a lot of other things that Aaron Rodgers will do great in his lifetime.”

Rodgers said he never planned on retiring to be Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s presidential running mate in May despite telling reporters days before he had two options this offseason: retire and become Kennedy Jr.’s running mate or keep playing.