C.J. Uzomah ready to recruit Packers' Aaron Rodgers to Jets
New York Jets tight end C.J. Uzomah sounds ready to recruit Green Bay Packers star quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
"I’m with everyone else," Uzomah said during the "Chris Rose Football Show with C.J. Uzomah" podcast, as shared by Kevin Harrish of The Comeback. "I’m gonna be on social media a little bit, saying 'hey, if this is a landing spot you want to come to, we’ve got the pieces, we’ve got a bunch of young guys that are hungry who will listen to what your older self has to say.'"
Jets owner Woody Johnson and head coach Robert Saleh indicated last month the club could spend some big money this offseason on a proven quarterback.
Since that time, the Jets have repeatedly been linked in rumors with Rodgers, and such whispers only grew louder after New York hired Nathaniel Hackett, Rodgers' former offensive coordinator with the Packers, to be its new OC.
It's also believed the Las Vegas Raiders could make a move for Rodgers to reunite him with All-Pro wide receiver Davante Adams.
Earlier this week, outspoken Jets wide receiver Garrett Wilson directly stated that Rodgers should choose Gang Green of the two organizations because "we have a better team than the Raiders."
Some have theorized that Rodgers could mentor 2021 first-round draft pick Zach Wilson after Wilson endured a disastrous second pro season. Wilson admitted this past fall he grew up "trying to replicate" Rodgers, and the future Hall of Famer has spoken openly about his relationship with the 23-year-old:
"I know that he and Zach (Wilson) have a good relationship," Uzomah added about Rodgers. "Zach’s somebody that looks up to him. Shoot, I look up to him. I think he’s a hell of a quarterback. So it’d be sick to have him tossing us some touchdowns and leading the offense."
Rodgers could cost the Jets, Raiders or any other club at least two first-round draft picks in a trade if he decides he wishes to play for a team other than the Packers following a four-day "darkness retreat."
For what it's worth, it sounds like he'd be quite popular inside the Jets locker room on his first day with the franchise.
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