On its face, and considering how poorly the Seahawks have drafted over the last half-decade (avert your eyes), this trade would seem to favor the Broncos to a massive degree. The Denver Broncos gave up two first-round picks (20), two second-round picks (20), a 2022 fifth-round pick, and defensive lineman Shelby Harris, tight end Noah Fant, and quarterback Drew Lock for Wilson and a 2022 fourth-round pick. The Packers are moving forward with Jordan Love as the team’s quarterback, in which they hope he will be their long-term answer.When it comes to the Seattle Seahawks in their post-Russell Wilson universe, it’s all about what Pete Carroll and John Schneider get out of the draft picks and players they have from the trade. Wilson has a new head coach in Sean Payton. Now, Rodgers is with the Jets, with Hackett as his offensive coordinator again. Rodgers then revealed that he would evaluate what he wants to do regarding his playing future. They missed out on the playoffs after losing to the Detroit Lions in Week 18. Hackett, meanwhile, was fired 15 games into the season, coming after an embarrassing Christmas Day loss to the Los Angeles Rams.Īs for the Packers, they had a relatively younger wide receiver corps after trading away star Davante Adams to the Las Vegas Raiders. The first year of having Wilson at quarterback didn’t work out for Denver, as he struggled to get anything going on offense and looked like a shell of his former self. That forced the Broncos to quickly move to acquire Wilson from the Seahawks. Ultimately, however, the Packers decided to give Rodgers a three-year, $150.8 million contract extension. There was the other obvious link to Denver in Nathaniel Hackett, Rodgers’ offensive coordinator with the Packers, who had just been hired as the head coach of the team. Let’s not forget that the Broncos have been unable to find a competent quarterback since Peyton Manning retired after their Super Bowl 50 win. After all, he was in search of a new contract, and the belief was that Denver would have done whatever it took to acquire him. Last offseason, Rodgers was heavily linked to the Broncos.
Denver pivoted to acquire Russell Wilson with a slightly lesser trade package.” Packers reportedly backed out of sending Aaron Rodgers to the Broncos at the last minute The deal would have included three first-round picks, Drew Lock, and Jerry Jeudy. “Green Bay opted to run it back for one more season with Rodgers. “The Broncos almost had a trade completed with the Packers for Aaron Rodgers before it fell through last-minute,” said the exec. The exec says that the deal to send Rodgers to Denver would have given Green Bay three first-round picks, quarterback Drew Lock, and wide receiver Jerry Jeudy. However, the deal fell through at the last minute, and the Broncos acquired Russell Wilson from the Seattle Seahawks. It was quite possible that the Jets would never have been able to acquire Rodgers this year.Ī former league executive told NFL Analysis Network that the Packers had nearly completed a trade to send Rodgers to the Denver Broncos last offseason. Nearly two years later, Rodgers is no longer a member of the Packers, as he expressed his desire to play for the New York Jets, and the two teams nearly finalized a trade. Since the opening night of the 2021 NFL Draft, those who followed the league waited to see when Aaron Rodgers would leave the Green Bay Packers, due in part to reports of his desire to hold out. Quarterback Aaron Rodgers may be a New York Jet, but he was reportedly almost traded to the Denver Broncos last offseason.
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