After striking out in talks with Matthew Stafford, the New York Giants are including Aaron Rodgers in their search for a veteran quarterback, sources told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday.
Rodgers is set to be a free agent after the New York Jets announced earlier this month that they would be moving on from the quarterback after two seasons.
The Giants, meanwhile, are currently on track to have exclusive rights free agent Tommy DeVito as the only quarterback on the roster. The team holds the No. 3 pick in the NFL draft, but general manager Joe Schoen said this week at the NFL scouting combine that it would “look under every rock” to add a veteran as well.
That search now appears to include Rodgers, a 41-year-old four-time NFL MVP whose first New York run produced a 6-12 record as the Jets’ starter, a torn Achilles tendon and tension throughout the franchise.
The Jets are likely to release Rodgers with a post-June 1 designation. To do that, they must carry him on the roster until March 12, the start of the 2025 league year.
The Giants were among the teams to meet with Stafford over the past week about contract parameters, but the Rams announced Friday that they had agreed to a restructured contract that keeps the quarterback in Los Angeles.
Information from ESPN’s Jordan Raanan was used in this report.