Jets moving on from QB Aaron Rodgers: Four potential landing ...

This would obviously be a hilariously fitting outcome for all of us who have tracked the Rodgers saga over the last five years, especially when considering Rodgers once watched his pal Davante Adams" data-link="/players/davante-adams/" data-slug="davante-adams">Davante Adams traded to Las Vegas in 2022 to play with his college buddy, Derek Carr" data-link="/players/derek-carr/" data-slug="derek-carr">Derek Carr, stranding Rodgers with a young cast of pass-catchers who ended up influencing his decision to leave for New York. Time is a flat circle, or whatever, right? But this pairing actually makes sense for a few reasons: Tom Brady's minority ownership seems to carry a ton of influence over the organization, and it wouldn't be a surprise if he pushed the Raiders to pursue a fellow legend who, like Brady, needed a new home to finish out his career. The Raiders have a new regime led by Pete Carroll with zero connection to Aidan O'Connell" data-link="/players/aidan-o-connell/" data-slug="aidan-o-connell">Aidan O'Connell, clearing a path for them to pursue a new signal-caller, but because they won their way out of a top-five pick, it's less certain they'll land one in this draft than it was in early December. Why not add a bridge in Rodgers for a one-year stint to protect against the situation they found themselves in last season? Sure, it'll attract attention, but the Raiders have never been a shy franchise. Plus, it'll likely go better than that one-year trial went with Matt Schaub back in 2014.