Giants pivoting to Aaron Rodgers after failed Matthew Stafford chase

Aaron Rodgers will not be leaving city in any case.

With Matthew Stafford having reached a deal to remain in Los Angeles and taking the Rams formally off the desk as a QB opening, Rodgers is considered as a viable Giants choice, per The Publish’s Paul Schwartz, who added that it could come all the way down to having the ability to settle for his off-field exercise.

The 41-year-old was knowledgeable this offseason that he received’t be again with the Jets, leaving him to mull his future for the 2025 season.

The surefire Corridor-of-Famer confirmed he can nonetheless contribute to an offense down the stretch of a disappointing remaining season with the Jets, throwing for 3,897 yards and 28 touchdowns in 2024.

Rodgers’ exploits away from the gridiron left Gang Inexperienced brass and followers annoyed throughout his two years with the crew.

He discovered himself on the middle of controversy for his unfiltered takes in weekly appearances on “The Pat McAfee Present,” famously skipped a compulsory coaching camp whereas on trip in Egypt and was floated as a vice presidential candidate by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

And that’s only for starters.

It hasn’t stopped the Giants’ curiosity from changing into the speak of the NFL Scouting Mix in Indianapolis.

Making a transfer for Rodgers to convey him to the opposite aspect of MetLife Stadium would entail making a cope with their literal in-house rival or ready for the March 10 free company negotiating window to open.

The Giants have valuable few choices relating to who will probably be below middle subsequent season.

Rodgers and the Falcons’ Kirk Cousins are veterans with questionable quantities left of their tanks.

The draft might present a solution for the long run, although the top-rated QB prospects, Cam Ward and Shedder Sanders, each include doubts.

GM Joe Schoen received’t go away any stones unturned — his job will probably depend upon it — and which will embody kicking the tires on Rodgers.

“I’m for taking swings at that place,” basic supervisor Joe Schoen stated Tuesday morning. “It’s a very powerful place and it’s exhausting to search out ’em, so preserve swinging. Maintain swinging on the place till you discover one.”