Aaron Rodgers had a tumultuous run in New York, beginning with an untimely Achilles injury in his first game with the team, ending in his release at the end of the season, and highlighted along the way by multiple controversial public comments and several ill-advised trades and signings he swears he didn't tell the team to make.

One of the first official moves of the 2025 NFL season is the release of Aaron Rodgers from the New York Jets. The team will release the veteran quarterback and four-time league MVP after the new league year officially begins on Wednesday at 4 p.

Aaron Rodgers' much-hyped but overwhelmingly disappointing two-year tenure with the New York Jets is officially over. The team released the four-time MVP, as expected, and the 41-year-old quarterback can now join another team as a free agent for the first time in his career — if he stills intends to play a 21st NFL season.