Aaron Rodgers: 'I'm Always Available' If Jets Want My Input on HC, GM Searches

New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers said he's "always available" if team co-owners Woody and Chris Johnson want his insight during their search for Gang Green's next head coach and general manager.

Rodgers' comments were in response to a remark on the Jets using The 33rd Team and whether the Johnson would consider talking to him considering the 20-year NFL veteran's experience and his potential as a "valuable resource" given how many people he's presumably come across during that timeframe.

In theory, it may not make the most sense for the Johnsons to ask Rodgers for his opinion on the next head coach and GM, simply because there's a real chance he's gone after this season.

For starters, the 40-year-old Rodgers doesn't even know if he wants to play next year, although he did say New York would be his "first option" during a weekly appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.

There's also the matter of whether Johnson and the new regime want him back. It's possible everyone could vouch for a fresh start, especially with the 3-8 Jets (losers of seven of eight) mired in last place.

Rodgers is under contract for one more year, and cutting him would create $49 million in dead cap money, per Over the Cap. There's no more guaranteed money on his contract, though.

So in essence, it may not make the most sense to ask Rodgers his opinion if he's done after the next six games.

Regardless, the Jets remain in turmoil. The promise of great success under Rodgers, a four-time NFL MVP, has been extinguished. Barring a miracle, New York will now go 14 straight seasons without making the playoffs when this year concludes.

The next GM and head coach have a lot of work to do, and item No. 1 on the list is figuring out the team's long-term solution at quarterback. That's seemingly been a question on the Jets front office's minds on-and-off for years, regardless of who's calling the shots. But it's a question that needs to be answered once-and-for-all for this team to finally emerge from the doldrums.