Did Aaron Rodgers Just Call The New York Giants?

But could he, and should he, stay in East Rutherford? One NFL Scouting Combine rumor suggests Rodgers is interested in signing with the Giants.

“Rodgers has listed two factors in his search for a third team. First, the team must want him. Second, it needs to be a ‘good’ team,” Mike Florio wrote.

“He might be having trouble finding a good team that wants him. There was talk at the Combine on Tuesday that Rodgers has reached out to the Giants.”

New York’s search for a veteran quarterback will likely end early in free agency, but is currently focused on Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford. Stafford, coming off an inspiring playoff performance, is still a quarterback capable of making a deep playoff run. Guaranteeing the same for Rodgers would be ambitious, which makes general manager Joe Schoen’s discretion important.

Signing Rodgers and hoping he plays significantly better than he had in 2024 is the kind of bet that ends an executive’s tenure. He’s closer to the tier of free agent passers joining him on the open market – Russell Wilson, Justin Fields, Sam Darnold, etc. – than Stafford. He should be treated as such. And, as Florio noted, the Giants haven’t earned the right to call themselves “good," complicating the team's ceiling with him in the building.

There’s a path to Rodgers finding success in his third season at MetLife Stadium. The offensive line showed promise before left tackle Andrew Thomas went down, receiver Malik Nabers is a superstar, and the defense could be improved in the offseason.

But signing Rodgers means signing onto his program. The media hits, the headlines, the (perceived) power struggles, the questionable take on accountability. For a regime already on the hot seat, that’s a troubling proposition, and one that might rule out New York on Rodgers’ first condition – being wanted.

The Giants can do worse than Rodgers at quarterback. They just did in 2024. But for the sake of their jobs and the goal of either accelerating the rebuild with a star or responsibly continuing it, New York’s decision-makers cannot prioritize keeping Rodgers in East Rutherford.