The New York Jets and their fans have been suffering for many decades, and several generations, presidential administrations and cultural trends have come and gone since the Jets last won the Super Bowl championship during the 1968 season.
Last offseason, they felt they had found the elixir for their woes by trading for Aaron Rodgers, but the quarterback tore his Achilles on their first offensive series of Week 1, and just like that, the Jets were headed for yet another dismal season.
Rodgers recently ran into a fan who pleaded for the Jets to win the Super Bowl, and the QB told him they’ll get one, per Dov Kleiman.
An emotional #Jets fan tells Aaron Rodgers: “I just want a Super Bowl, Aaron. Please!”
“We’ll get a Super Bowl.” – Rodgers responds.pic.com/qHfeBBZPQT
— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) July 10, 2024
The New York Giants have won four Vince Lombardi Trophies in the past 40 years, and other professional teams in town have won world championships during that time, but the Jets have been seen as an embarrassment.
However, they are entering the 2024 NFL season with some legitimate talent on both sides of the football, and if healthy, they could become a legitimate force.
They have two stud wide receivers in Garrett Wilson and Mike Williams, a nice running back in Breece Hall, and multiple stars on defense, including Quinnen Williams, Quincy Williams and Sauce Gardner.
Of course, the key to the Jets’ chances of doing anything positive fall on the shoulders of 40-year-old Rodgers.
He will have to play at a high-enough level — even if he’s unable to return to the MVP-level of play he was at in 2020 and 2021 with the Green Bay Packers — for New York to even make the playoffs, given how strong the AFC is.
But if he does, perhaps they will have a chance at making that fan’s desperate wish come true.
