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A single history Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets are of the ominous variety this season — and Rodgers is doing his best to keep a sense of humor out of it all.
During the Jets’ 40-14 loss to the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, Dec. 29 — New York’s sixth loss in seven games — the 41-year-old Rodgers was sacked four times, becoming the most sacked quarterback in NFL history.
Rodgers has now been sacked 568 times, surpassing that Tom Bradybrand 565.
“Yeah, I got Tom for that,” Rodgers joked to reporters after the game.
Rodgers accomplished the dubious honor in his 247th NFL game. Brady, meanwhile, finished his career with 335 total NFL games.
Sunday’s drubbing at the hands of the Bills was the latest embarrassment a number of them this season for the Jets. After opening the season with Super Bowl aspirations, they fell to 4-12 on the year.
Rodgers took out his frustrations during the third quarter of the game when he was called for an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for shoving the Bills cornerback. Christian Benford to the ground after throwing his second hit of the afternoon.
AJ Epenesa #57 of the Buffalo Bills sacks Aaron Rodgers #8 of the New York Jets for a safety during the second quarter at Highmark Stadium on December 29, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York.
Timothy T Ludwig/Getty Images“I don’t think I put too much pressure on him,” Rodgers said after the game.
Ultimately, Rodgers said the game was indicative of how things have been for the Jets all year.
“Yeah, I mean, it’s kind of like the season – we just got away from it,” he explained. “We got away with too many games. This game got away from us. We were moving the ball well and then we just hit a wall. And so was the season.”
The Jets close out the regular season on Sunday, Jan. 5 against the Miami Dolphins. What happens next is anyone’s guess. Rodgers has indicated he would like to return and play for the Jets next season, but the team has not yet decided.
Tom Brady (right) and Aaron Rodgers (right)
Carmen Mandato/Getty Images for The MatchIt was reported by ESPN on Monday, December 30, that the franchise will be interviewed Rex Ryan and Ron Rivera to the position of head coach of the Jets this offseason. After the Jets head coach fired Robert Saleh in October, Jeff Ulbrich he served as the team’s interim coach.
The Jets have won just two games since Saleh, 45, was fired on Oct. 8.
During Aaron Rodgers’ rookie season with the Green Bay Packers, his relationship with teammate Brett Favre needed a lot of thawing. Rodgers, 41, was drafted by the Packers 24th overall in the 2005 NFL Draft, a surprising fall for a player who was widely expected to be drafted in the top 5. While the Packers front (…)
During the CBS broadcast of Sunday’s game, the play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz revealed what Rodgers told him when asked last week about his future with the team.
“He looked us straight in the eye and said, ‘I really don’t know. I’ll take my time,” recalled the 65-year-old Nantz.
Rodgers played just four snaps for the Jets in his first year with the team in 2023 and suffered season ending Achilles injury on your first ride.
