Rodgers’ return
Remember him? Aaron Rodgers was the story of the 2023 offseason, joining the New York Jets as the four-time MVP face of a franchise revival in a trade from the Green Bay Packers after 18 years at Lambeau Field. The Jets had not been to a Super Bowl since upsetting Don Shula’s Baltimore Colts in January 1969, managing just 17 winning seasons out of 54 ahead of the 2023 campaign while enduring the league’s longest active losing streak of seven straight years.
Rodgers was supposed to flip the narrative and complement a championship-ready defense to turn the Jets into the NFL’s newest contenders, The video you are trying to watch cannot be viewed from your current country or location
His season was over just four plays into his debut, Rodgers suffering a season-ending Achilles in his new side’s season opener against the Buffalo Bills. The Jets would go on to endure a year of misery behind back-up quarterback Zach Wilson, amounting to an eighth straight losing season at 7-10. Rodgers is primed to make his return in 2024 in search of his second Super Bowl ring, armed with star weapons Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall as well as one of the league’s most talented young defenses, led by Quinnen Williams and Sauce Gardner.
The New England Patriots embark on a new era in 2024 as they begin life under first-year head coach Jerod Mayo, who is the man tasked with succeeding the great Bill Belichick following his departure after 24 seasons. Mayo had long been touted as the Patriots’ next in line having served as inside linebackers coach since 2019 and garnered a reputation as one of the league’s brightest young defensive minds.
Neil Reynolds and Jeff Reinebold look into the head coaching change in New England, with 37-year-old Jerod Mayo replacing Patriots legend Bill Belichick
Belichick leaves hefty boots to fill, having guided the franchise to six Super Bowl wins out of nine visits to the NFL’s season finale during his time in Foxboro. His exit, though, arrived on the back of a 4-13 finish to the 2023 season, at the foundation of which had been an offensive collapse that leaves the franchise searching for its next long-term quarterback.
The chance to address their troubles under center could come at the 2024 NFL Draft, where they occupy the third overall pick with USC’s Caleb Williams, North Carolina’s Drake Maye and LSU’s Jayden Daniels looming.
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