Aaron Rodgers comes to the Jets in New York in a monster trade from the Green Bay Packers. Now, in an interview, he comments on his future in the “Big Apple” and holds out a lot of promise for the team

When the New York Jets signed Aaron Rodgers in a blockbuster trade from the Green Bay Packers in April, the biggest risk for the franchise was not knowing how long the quarterback would want to play.

Time and again in recent years, the four-time NFL MVP had flirted with retirement. Recent statements, however, now suggest that the 39-year-old could well imagine several years in the “Big Apple”.

“I’m not necessarily a cliché guy. Most people would say, ‘I take it one day at a time or one year at a time,'” he explained in an interview with “98.7 ESPN Radio. “

Rodgers poses multiple years to Jets

And continued, “But the Jets have given up a lot for me, and if I only played one year, I think I’d be doing them a disservice. “

However, Rodgers qualified, “Should this year turn out to be a magical year, of course, who knows?”

So should “A-Rod” win the Super Bowl in his first season in New York, he may well change his mind.

Physical condition crucial

But Rodgers says the length of his career also depends on his physical condition. “It depends on how my body feels. I made some changes this offseason in terms of training and diet. My body feels very, very good.”

The playmaker still struggles with certain signs of age, though: “As you get older, sometimes you wake up in the morning and think, ‘Why does this hurt? Why does my knee hurt? Why does my shoulder hurt?”

In the meantime, Rodgers has eliminated fruits and processed foods from his diet, subsisting mainly on protein. Whether it will bring the desired success, only time will tell.

“Talk to me in three to four months,” he explained in this regard: “We’ll see how it feels, but the way I feel now, I think I could play for a few more years. “