Aaron Rodgers says 'jump on the wagon now' referencing Jets' Super Bowl aspirations

Aaron Rodgers made his goals quite clear with the New York Jets: a Super Bowl title. Rodgers has just one in his career: the 2010 season with the Green Bay Packers.

It seems like a lifetime ago Rodgers won it all. When it’s been more than a decade, it can certainly feel like that. Plus, it’s the only Super Bowl Rodgers ever appeared in, losing numerous NFC Championship games.

But with him piloting a young, but very talented Jets team, Rodgers made no bones about what he expects in New York, or New Jersey even.

“We want everyone to jump on the wagon now,” Rodgers said. “High expectations are a good thing … We’re just building this thing right now and I want to build it the right way.”

Former Ohio State star and second-year wide receiver Garrett Wilson echoed those comments.

“Yeah, I ain’t gonna fake it, we want to win the Super Bowl,” Wilson said. “It’s OK to talk about it. If you want to go get that (expletive), do it.”

Last season, his final in Green Bay, Rodgers threw for 3,695 yards, 26 touchdowns, 12 interceptions and a 64.6% completion percentage.

Based on recent Jets quarterback play, that stat line would be welcome in the organization. Rodgers’ last MVP season (2021), he threw for 4,115 yards, 37 touchdowns, four interceptions and a 68.9% completion percentage and threw 48 touchdowns the year before when he led the Packers to the NFC Championship Game.

BUt if this is a refreshed Rodgers, the Jets could be in good shape in the AFC and perhaps the quarterback can finally get back to the Super Bowl. If he does, it’ll give New York a crack at its first title since 1969.

Rodgers really embraced the culture that the city offers.

“It is all good. And I sort of thought that new team, new approach, the buy-in would be really strong and really quick. And it has been all of that,” NFL insider Ian Rapoport said on the Pat McAfee Show earlier this offseason. “Like, not only was he there for some OTAs and showed his teammates like, ‘Hey, I’m around.’

“Like (Aaron Rodgers) was there for all of [the practices]. And I know some of that was related to the calf injury, but still, he was there for all of them. He doesn’t have to learn a new offense, but he can help teach everyone else the offense along with Nathaniel Hackett, I think that’s gonna really help.”