Aaron Rodgers Trade Rumors: Jets-Packers Talks Could Run Past 2023 NFL Draft

Don't expect a resolution to the Aaron Rodgers situation anytime soon.

ESPN's Adam Schefter reported on Tuesday's SportsCenter that the Green Bay Packers and New York Jets were at a bit of a standstill in negotiations:

"Not a lot has changed in the last couple of weeks. I don't think there's been much, if any conversation between the two teams about bringing an Aaron Rodgers trade closer to fruition. ... I think there are people in Green Bay and New York who are not inclined to move at all right now. And the standoff continues, and the showdown is on, and neither seems willing to give in. And so this is a showdown that threatens to go into and maybe even past the NFL draft."

Packers president Mark Murphy didn't offer much insight Tuesday when asked by reporters if it was his team or the Jets who were holding up negotiations.

"I can't really get into that," he said. "I know [Packers general manager Brian Gutekunst] and [Jets general manager Joe Douglas] have been talking."

"Again, that's something Brian is working on," he added. "I've been actively involved. There's really nothing more to say."

Neither side, or Rodgers, has been particularly mysterious about the talks taking place. Rodgers has outright said his plan is to play for the Jets next season.

"At this point, as I sit here, I think since Friday, I've made it clear that my intention was to play and my intention was to play for the New York Jets," he said on The Pat McAfee Show in mid-March. "I haven't been holding anything up at this point. It's been compensation the Packers are trying to get for me, kind of digging their heels in."

Rodgers, 39, added that he feels the team is simply ready to move on to young quarterback Jordan Love.

"I have nothing but love in my heart for every Packer fan and everybody who works in the organization," he told McAfee. "My life is better because of my time in Green Bay. But we've just got to look at the reality. They want to move on. They don't want me to come back, and that's fine. They're ready to move on with Jordan. That's awesome. Jordan's going to be a great player."

At some point, the Packers and Jets seem likely to agree on compensation, though one natural deadline would be ahead of the NFL draft from April 27-29. It's hard to imagine the Jets—who would be in a win-now mode the second they acquired Rodgers—are particularly inclined to give up a first-round pick for this season and the chance to bring in an impact player.

Gutekunst has already said the Packers aren't demanding New York's No. 13 overall pick this year. So that may not be the holdup. But something is keeping a deal that everyone believes will happen from actually occurring.

And so the wait continues.