Aaron Rodgers Set a Bold Super Bowl Goal for His Tenure With the New York Jets

For nearly two decades, Aaron Rodgers was a beloved Green Bay Packers quarterback who led the team to a Super Bowl victory in 2011. Earlier this year, the four-time NFL MVP was traded to the New York Jets, following in the footsteps of his predecessor Brett Favre. Now, as he prepares to take the field as the Jets quarterback for the first time, Rodgers is setting some lofty goals for his tenure with the team.

At 39 years old, Rodgers is aware that he won't be in the NFL forever. When speaking with CBS New York about his forthcoming tenure with the Jets, he ruminated on the possibility of taking the team to the Super Bowl.

"It would mean a lot," he admitted. "It would mean a lot to me; it would mean a lot to the people... So many people care deeply about this team. So many great former players here, whose faces and names are all over this place, and they'd all be a part of it too. To win here and be really, really special."

"But why limit it to one?" he continued. "I don't plan on this being a one and done. I think we're going to be competitive here for a long time. I'd like to be able to play a few good years here, and then hand it right back off to Zack [Wilson], and let him go for the next 15, and then it'd be a really special 18–20 year run of great quarterback play."

Rodgers is reportedly set to storm the field in his green jersey for the first time on Aug. 26 when the Jets face off against the Giants in the preseason finale game at MetLife Stadium. If all goes according to plan, he'll be able to steward the team to victory in several Super Bowls then proudly step back and pass on the torch to 2021 draft star Zack Wilson for even more Jets victories.