Closely linked to Sam Darnold after trading Geno Smith, the Seahawks are obviously not certain to land him. The Vikings are not expected to bring Darnold back, pointing to the QB having interest in a newfound suitor, but Seattle will still need to pay up to land a player we ranked No. 1 on our 2025 free agent list.
Darnold could certainly be labeled the Seahawks’ top target, as buzz about a potential Russell Wilson reunion has not built. But a more talented quarterback will be available soon. While Aaron Rodgers is 41, he is a four-time MVP who played decently last season. The Seahawks are not expected to pass through this free agency period without talking to the 20-year veteran, The Athletic’s Dianna Russini reports.
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Rodgers has been connected to the Giants and Vikings, but a Seahawks landing would give the all-time QB talent a better chance at competing — in all likelihood — in 2025. The Seahawks are coming off a 10-7 season, seeing Smith’s 15 interceptions prove an impediment in Mike Macdonald’s first season. Klint Kubiak is now aboard as OC. He has not stopped through Green Bay or New York, but the second-generation coach does run an offense that resembles Matt LaFleur and Nathaniel Hackett‘s. Kubiak was on Hackett’s 2022 Broncos staff, though that might not be a ringing endorsement.
One connection could be more notable. Seahawks GM John Schneider was in Green Bay when the team drafted Rodgers in 2005. Schneider was also Packers director of football operations when they made the move to trade Brett Favre (after unretirement No. 1) in 2008. In his second year running the show (post-Pete Carroll), Schneider has now signed off on trading Smith and D.K. Metcalf. Seattle has plenty of work to do this offseason.
This connection aside, shifting from a 34-year-old quarterback to a 41-year-old passer who is not yet two years removed from Achilles surgery would be a fascinating plan for the Seahawks. Rodgers ranked 25th in QBR last season (four spots south of Smith) but did start 17 games after his Achilles rehab and finish with a 28-11 TD-INT ratio. Teams could certainly do worse, though much has changed about the baggage Rodgers brings since Scheneider’s time with the Packers.
Rodgers has not confirmed he is even playing in 2025, but all signs are pointing to it. The Jets are about to be tagged with $49MM in dead money, and offsets would make Rodgers’ 2025 landing comparable to where Wilson was in 2024. The Steelers had Wilson on the veteran minimum, as the Broncos were paying the rest. As the Jets prepare for the second-highest single-player dead money hit, they will be on the hook for the bulk of Rodgers’ 2025 money.
This is kind of epic, but who is he going to throw to?
The Seahawks want to trade their two top receivers!
He has JSN and they could get vets in free agency like Slayton or Diggs
Be a really funny turn of events if the Seahawks use the pick they got from the Steelers for Metcalf and offered it in a deal to the Bengals for Higgins.
I don’t get it.
Lmao it’s football baby!!
A-rod is the player I hate the most in football (and baseball)
God he lied about Covid, acts horribly to his teammates, always hard counting to where it gets annoying, literally single-handedly ruined the jets and forced them into rebuild mode
I could see Rodgers ending up with Vikings. JJ McCarthy may not be ready for prime time and AR going to playoff team being paid vet minimum with Jets owing rest makes perfect sense.
Vikings would mean following Favre’s path step by step (stints on Jets, followed by Vikings).
I admit, I’d love to see it happen. It would probably give the Vikings a good offense, despite what people think of Rodgers personally.
I mean, people may hate Rodgers, but would you rather have him or Daniel Jones for a year or two?
I would rather start McCarthy and let o Connell turn him into Joe Montana personally
But if gets the Vikings a Super Bowl win, he tops Favre.
Doubt it’s Rodgers top option, given the roster and culture of the population (woke fetards)
But he’s looking to pad the stats and it’s a nice fallback plan
At this point looking like Fields to Jets, Wilson back to Steelers, & Daniel Jones to Vikings , though Rodgers could fall into either of the later 2’s plans theoretically
Rodgers best destination would be the Vikings. He could fulfill his destiny and the team is good enough to go to a conference championship, maybe more. Not sure Rodgers can take them there at this point, but the Vikings have a need, and so does Rodgers.
I think that there’s a good chance that the Seahawks lose out on Darnold and Rodgers ends up there, but yeah, I could see your scenario happening pretty easily. The Titans are the one fallback that could offer an alternative to whomever doesn’t fit into this situation.
For being the knowledgeable one, it sounds like you lack knowledge about Aaron Rodgers. Outside of his opinions on vaccines, Rodgers is pretty liberal. He hates Christianity and what it stands for, supports LGBTQ rights, and is pro-BLM and DEI. He’s very socially liberal. It’s why he identifies with libertarians.
I just know the left cult hates anyone who turned down the malware injection
He aligned with RFK who’s not libertian in any capacity. (Pretty much the opposite on paper)
It’s a weird time, you’re absolutely correct that both Rodgers and RFK are extremely Liberal, but seems the Democrats no longer value liberal virtues in favor of wildly ambiguous progressivism and hijacked progressivism
Liberals by definition lean pretty far right in 2025
Labeling anyone conservative or liberal because of their stance on a single issue is silly.
I would take Russell Wilson over Rodgers any day.
Honestly why the hell not. Just complete the Brett Farve tour.
His old friend Aaron Jones is out there now on a 2 year deal.
Got some nice receivers in JJ and Addison
Could stand to improve the oline a bit but not the worst oline