Packers Get Jets' 2nd-Round 2024 NFL Draft Pick in Aaron Rodgers Trade After Injury

After it was confirmed that star quarterback Aaron Rodgers suffered a season-ending torn Achilles four plays into Monday's opening game against the Buffalo Bills, his injury will not only impact the New York Jets but his old team as well.

As Andrew Siciliano of NFL Network pointed out, the Green Bay Packers would've received the Jets' 2024 first-round pick if Rodgers played in 65 percent of the offensive snaps this season. Now, Green Bay will have to settle for New York's second-round pick next year.

Rodgers was traded to the Jets this offseason after spending the first 18 seasons of his career with the Packers. The conditional 2024 draft pick was the only future selection Green Bay acquired in the deal. The teams swapped first-round picks this year while the Packers received second-round and sixth-round picks and the Jets received a fifth-round pick.

The four-time NFL MVP's arrival in New York brought high expectations for a franchise that hasn't made the playoffs in the last 12 years, which is the longest current streak in the league.

Unfortunately, the Jets' hopes went up in smoke without Rodgers ever completing a pass for the team. He suffered the injury on a sack by Bills linebacker Leonard Floyd in the first quarter and was ruled out for the remainder of the game. He underwent X-rays on Monday night before an MRI on Tuesday confirmed the Achilles tear.

The Jets will have to regroup and figure out the best course for the remainder of the season. Head coach Robert Saleh said after Monday's game that third-year quarterback Zach Wilson will be the starter for the rest of the year, but the 24-year-old was expecting to spend the year learning behind Rodgers. While he helped lead the Jets to a 22-16 overtime win over the Bills on Monday, there are still questions as to whether he's ready to lead the team to success this season.