Getty Aaron Rodgers, when he was with the Green Bay Packers.
Aaron Rodgers is getting in some work during the break before the New York Jets’ training camp.
Proactive Sports Performance, a training facility near Thousand Oaks, California, posted July 6 on Instagram a photo of Rodgers working out. I shared the post on Twitter, captioning it:
“Holy… Jets QB Aaron Rodgers is looking freaking JACKED ahead of training camp.”
And several people retweeted my message with their own comments.
HOLY… #Jets QB Aaron Rodgers (@AaronRodgers12) is looking freaking JACKED ahead of training camp 📸 proactivesp #TakeFlight
Top Social Media Reactions to Aaron Rodgers’ Workout Photo
Jets defensive lineman Jermaine Johnson II tweeted out the popular Terrell Owens GIF, “That’s my quarterback” in response to the workout photo.
One Jets fan tweeted, “My QB gonna be throwing that football on some Shaolin football s***.”
Former Jets player and current television analyst Leger Douzable said A-Rod has “old man strength.”
Jets fans have been hyped up about the Rodgers addition and one user said, “The league has 0 chance against this God.”
A Green Bay Packers fan openly asked on Twitter, “Did he ever look like this as a Packer? College? Ever?”
“My boy looks READY,” said a fan on Twitter.
J. Gray called Rodgers a “quad killa.”
Jets content creator Jake Asman said, “That looks like a 5th MVP season coming to me…”
Rodgers has won four regular-season MVPs and a fifth would be historic on a variety of levels. He would tie Peyton Manning for the most all-time at five and he’d become the first member of the Jets to ever walk away with the MVP honor.
@BoyGreen25 @AaronRodgers12 That looks like a 5th MVP season coming to me…
A Packers fan tried to rationalize the photo by saying, “he must be on something other than ayahuasca.”
@BoyGreen25 @AaronRodgers12 He must be on something other than ayahuasca👀
One fan is hoping that Rodgers doesn’t get “too muscled” ahead of the 2023 season with the Jets.
@BoyGreen25 @AaronRodgers12 Hope he’s not TOO muscled
Aaron Rodgers & Jets Thrown in the ‘Overhyped’ Category by NFL Writer
While some fans and fellow Jets teammates are drinking the Rodgers Kool-Aid, the same can’t be said for everyone.
Mike Jones of The Athletic has been one of the biggest critics of Rodgers’ move to New York.
He labeled the Jets one of the most “overhyped” NFL teams of the 2023 offseason.
“It feels like everyone’s jumping on that J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets bandwagon. The buzz is understandable given that Aaron Rodgers is the most talented quarterback the Jets have had in a generation. But did the acquisition of the 39-year-old, four-time league MVP really make the Jets Super Bowl contenders? Simple answer: probably not,” Jones wrote in a column that was posted on June 30.
Jones said many around the league are giving the Jets a “legitimate chance” to make some Super Bowl noise, but he called it a “tall feat.”
Jones said that Rodgers does make the Jets better, and the familiarity with Nathaniel Hackett should help. But there are still some major questions.
“Chemistry could take time to develop, and Father Time is undefeated. Is Rodgers still physically and mentally at a level where he can take over games? That’s the great unknown. And are the Jets and Rodgers really better top to bottom than the elite teams in the conference (Chiefs, Bengals, Bills, etc.)? Not likely,” Jones said.
The Jets have never had a quarterback in its history with Rodgers’ qualifications. Understandably, there has been a ton of hype created among fans and New York media about expectations for the upcoming 2023 season.
Ultimately, the proof will be in the pudding if Rodgers is able to live up to the unbelievable expectations of a starved franchise.