Shannon Sharpe calls on Packers to ‘keep it moving’ and trade Aaron Rodgers

After reports last week that a deal sending Aaron Rodgers to the Jets was ’99 percent done,’ there has been no further movement and the quarterback – for now – remains a Packer.

Shannon Sharpe thinks Green Bay needs speed up the inevitable end result of the process. 

‘What are the Packers going to do?,’ he asked.

‘They’ve made it abundantly clear they want to move on from Aaron. Just get it over with, make a deal and move on.’

When asked during an interview at the WIAA state girls basketball tournament on March 10 if there was a scenario where Rodgers could return as the team’s starting quarterback next season, team president Mark Murphy’s response seemed to indicate the franchise no longer wanted Rodgers.

Shannon Sharpe thinks the Packers are asking for too much for Aaron Rodgers in a trade

Aaron Rodgers expressed his desire to play for the Jets last week on the Pat McAfee Show 

‘Yeah, I mean if things don’t work out the way we would want them yeah,’ Murphy said. ‘He’s obviously a great player and four-time MVP but you know, I think it’s trying to find what he wants and what we want and hopefully we can find a win-win situation.’

Nonetheless, a report from ProFootballTalk said Green Bay was being difficult in negotiations, asking for a ‘first-round pick and more’ from the Jets for the 39-year-old.

Sharpe thought that notion was ridiculous. 

‘I’m not gonna give you the 13th pick in the draft, and the guy [Rodgers] plays one pick for us and he goes off into the sunset, and you got a pick that can be in the league for 10 years,’ he said.

‘That’s not going to happen. I might be willing to do a third or fourth-round pick, make it conditional if certain parameters are met.’

Nathaniel Hackett (left), the Jets’ new offensive coordinator, previously worked with Rodgers in Green Bay

 It certainly would appear that the Jets have the leverage in negotiations.

Aside from the Packers making it fairly evident they want to move on from the quarterback, Rodgers publicly stated his desire to play for the Jets on the Pat McAfee show last week. 

‘My intention is to play for the New York Jets,’ Rodgers told McAfee.

‘I haven’t been holding anything up at this point,’ said Rodgers, who also claims to have received interest from other teams. ‘It’s been compensation that the Packers are trying to get for me, and kinda digging their heels in.’