Since announcing his intentions to play for the Jets next year, there has been little to no movement from either Aaron Rodgers or the Packers.
Many believe the Packers aren’t going to trade Rodgers until the draft so they wouldn’t have to swallow his huge salary.
But NFL insider Mike Florio thinks it’s time for the Jets to take action and not take the Packers inaction on the Rodgers trade lightly.
Florio said in an article he wrote for Pro Football Talk, it’s time for the Jets to stop bowing to the Packers.
“The Jets need to go on the offensive. They perhaps need to be a little offensive. They need to tell the Packers how it’s going to be,” he said.
“Why do you think Packers CEO Mark Murphy has suddenly opted to zip it? They know they’re running a grift by acting like they have the upper hand.”
Florio says that despite what fans and the media might think, the Packers do not have the upper hand in this deal and he thinks Rodgers should force their hand in this.
“Rodgers should tell the Packers that, if he’s not traded before the start of training camp, he’ll be showing up, just like Brett Favre did 15 years ago. Rodgers should tell the Packers that he’ll be there, and that he’ll stay there, until he’s traded,” he continued and then added:
“Rodgers also should tell the Packers that he fully expects to participate in practice (by rule, the team can’t put him on ice), creating the risk that he’ll suffer a season-ending injury that will put the Packers firmly on the hook for his full compensation package.”
Despite what Florio is suggesting, Rodgers doesn’t seem to be the type to force the issue, in fact, he’d probably tell everyone to R-E-L-A-X.
This deal will eventually get done.
