Tom Brady addresses Aaron Rodgers going from Packers to Jets

It seems Tom Brady believes quarterback Aaron Rodgers can achieve big things with the New York Jets as soon as this season. 

“I think him choosing that organization and facilitating that trade could possibly allow him to be very successful,” Brady told Jori Epstein of Yahoo Sports during his latest media tour. “He’s familiar with the plays. Now he’s got to get used to the players which shouldn’t take him a long time because he’s played with a lot of players over time. So they have a great opportunity, although it’s a very tough division with some other very talented teams.” 

Brady knows plenty about what Rodgers will experience over the next six-to-eight months. TB12 featured for the New England Patriots from 2000 through the 2019 season until he signed with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as a free agent, while Rodgers was with the Green Bay Packers from the 2005 draft until he orchestrated the trade to the Jets earlier this spring. 

As it pertains to Rodgers’ familiarity with the New York offense, Brady was referring to how the Jets hired Nathaniel Hackett as their new offensive coordinator this past winter. Hackett previously served as Rodgers’ coordinator with the Packers from 2019 through the 2021 season and was “a facilitator” in getting the four-time NFL Most Valuable Player to Gang Green. 

“Continuity in sports and in general is very important,” Brady added during his comments. “Continuity can create a margin of error that’s difficult for other teams to catch if you do the right thing.”

Brady famously guided the Buccaneers to a Super Bowl title in his first campaign with that franchise but stopped short of saying Rodgers will accomplish the same feat with the Jets this coming February. 

“We’re a long way from the finish, we’re not even at the starting line,” Brady said while discussing a Jets team not ducking the massive expectations hovering over it with Rodgers atop its depth chart. “But a lot of teams think they’re better than they are right now. Some think they’re worse than they are right now. That’s just the reality of life in the NFL. That’s why we all watch: because none of it’s very expected.”