Aaron Rodgers admits to requesting benching, Tyrod Taylor replacing him in blowout loss

It’s been a tough year for the New York Jets, who have lost six of their last seven games and currently sit at 4-12 overall. But Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills might have been the most humbling yet for quarterback Aaron Rodgers and company.

Rodgers appeared to admit after the game that he requested a benching as the blowout was getting entirely out of hand.

After the game, Aaron Rodgers was asked by the media what the conversations were like between him and interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich just before he exited the game.

“I mean it was 33-0, we were sitting there and I said at some point we’ll probably go to Tyrod (Taylor) here, huh?” Rodgers revealed. “And then the next play they threw a screen for a touchdown, so it’s 40-0.”

Aaron Rodgers revealed to the media that he instigated his own benching in the fourth quarter during a sideline conversation w/ #Jets interim HC Jeff Ulbrich.

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Aaron Rodgers was indeed benched, and his backup came in and played fairly well, though it mattered little.

Taylor finished the contest 11-of-14 passing for 83 yards, with two touchdowns and no interceptions. Rodgers finished 12-of-18 with 112 yards and two interceptions.

Suffice it to say, New York will have some decisions to make when it comes to Aaron Rodgers this offseason. Things simply haven’t panned out the way the franchise hoped when it signed the four-time league MVP ahead of the 2023 campaign.

But as of now, nothing’s been decided on Rodgers or the Jets’ front.

“I haven’t decided whether or not I want to play moving forward,” Aaron Rodgers said on The Pat McAfee Show. “They haven’t decided, or maybe they haven’t told me what their plans are moving forward. I’m guessing they’re going to, you know, want to get a GM in here in the next few weeks, and then obviously, let the GM be a part of making that coaching selection with who they want to go with if they haven’t made a decision.

“I mean, I think there’s a world where they just say, hey, you know, thank you. We’re going to go in every direction on January 6th. … And then that’s a possibility. I think there’s also a possibility we’re going to wait and see who the new staff is.”

Whatever the case, Sunday was a tough look for Aaron Rodgers.