“Aaron Rodgers is doing everything he can to get cut” - Ex-Jets HC believes $112,500,000 QB is on a kamikaze mission

It's Week 17, but the Aaron Rodgers saga appears nowhere close to a resolution. All year, there have been several reports detailing the dysfunction in the franchise, from billionaire franchise owner Woody Johnson turning down a Jerry Jeudy trade due to a low Madden rating to suggesting that the Jets bench Rodgers to elicit a reaction from the locker room.

There has been no shortage of headlines around the franchise, but Rodgers appears unfazed with the attention. This week, the four-time NFL MVP fuelled further speculation on The Pat McAfee Show, saying that he has never been cut by a teenager, referring to another bombshell report on the Jets.

Former Jets coach Eric Mangini believes it's just Aaron Rodgers' way of ensuring he gets cut by the team this summer.

“Aaron’s doing everything he can to get cut. The fact he brought the fact he has never been cut by a teenager. That’s a direct shot at the owner. That’s legitimizing everything that has been said about the organization that’s making fun of how dysfunctional it is," Mangini said on The Herd with Colin Cowherd.

"To me, as soon as he said that, in my mind, it said he wants out but he doesn’t want to retire. He wants to get paid and not have to deal with any of the getbacks that come with retirement."

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Hall of Fame WR believes Aaron Rodgers is "begging" to stay with the Jets

One man who doesn't hold the same opinion as Mangini is Dallas Cowboys legend Michael Irvin. The Pro Football Hall of Famer believes Rodgers desperately wants to stay with the Jets this summer after the QB's take on mentoring a rookie quarterback.

“He’s flat-out begging. He’s begging," Irvin said.

"I’ll give back some money. I’m willing to be a mentor. Willing to go and do the thing he did not get. This may be the beginning of seeing that maybe there is a glimpse of an opportunity."

Aaron Rodgers went viral last week for putting it out there that he would be open to taking a paycut on his massive $112.5 million deal to make things easier for the Jets.