Safety Jordan Whitehead is happy about the positive effect of Aaron Rodgers with the New York Jets. He had already experienced something similar with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers with Tom Brady.

With the arrival of Aaron Rodgers in New York, expectations have risen for the Jets. Safety Jordan Whitehead is not experiencing this for the first time. He was a Tampa Bay Buccaneers player when Tom Brady joined the team in 2020, created a lot of buzz and ultimately led the franchise to a Super Bowl victory. Whitehead now expressed that Rodgers’ trade to the Jets was “kind of déjà vu”.

“It’s kind of the same situation now that I’ve been in with the Bucs,” Whitehead said. “We had a great defense the year before and we just needed a certain player. “

Rodgers is the best quarterback in Jets history

Rodgers is the best quarterback to ever join the Jets. He has had ten seasons with at least 4,000 passing yards. By comparison, there hasn’t been a playmaker in that franchise to reach that mark since the Jets joined the NFL in 1970. Rodgers also won four MVP’s, while no Jets quarterback has ever won that award.

Whitehead is already noting a positive effect. “On the field, he’s making us better, we’re getting the best out of ourselves that we possibly can,” Whitehead said of Rodgers’ influence at OTAs. “He’s getting us to play and communicate on a different level. You see and hear him in the locker room. He’s a fun character. He’s a good guy, open to everything. A really great guy. “