For the past week, Aaron Rodgers has officially been a New York Jet. His appearance alone with the franchise has inspired a sense of awe in his teammates, the young Jets players recently confirmed.

Three years ago, Tom Brady already showed how a personality alone can change a franchise.

And the seven-time champion “only” moved to Tampa Bay – during a pandemic. Aaron Rodgers recently moved to the media capital of New York. Like Brady, he left a lasting impression. With the city, the environment and especially his teammates.

Jets idolize Rodgers: “Will tell my kids “

The young New York Jets team never tired of expressing their admiration for Rodgers recently. “It’s a surreal feeling when he’s in the huddle,” guard Alijah Vera-Tucker told me.

Wide receiver Garrett Wilson went even further. “That’s something I’ll tell my kids 20, 30 years from now: I played with Aaron Rodgers. “

For that same Wilson, Rodgers had nothing but words of praise lately, comparing him to Davante Adams, his favorite Green Bay Packers kickoff guard.

Cornerback Sauce Gardner was with Rodgers at the New York Knicks’ NBA playoff game, where the quarterback drew cheers when he was shown on the video screen. “I got to be in his shadow a little bit, which was great.”

Things won’t really get serious for a couple of weeks, when the first voluntary workouts are scheduled with the Jets. As part of the Packers, Rodgers had been happy to give those a miss.