Aaron Rodgers wants to take a spot on the team, so Jets flanker Nick Bawden has to wait.

Aaron Rodgers wants to take a spot on the team, so Jets flanker Nick Bawden has to wait.

Even though he won’t play in 2023, Aaron Rodgers still wants to work out with the Jets. As of Wednesday, Rodgers’ need to be on the practice field had cost a friend his job.

The Jets let go of experienced fullback Nick Bawden to make room on the 53-man roster for Rodgers.

After letting go of experienced fullback Nick Bawden, the Jacksonville Jaguars made room on the 53-man roster for Rodgers.

People outside of football have said that Tagovailoa doesn’t care about those talks, but on Wednesday, the player made it clear that he does.

The Jets wouldn’t have had to let go of a player if Rodgers didn’t want to keep training. Bawden is now going to waivers. He can join the Jets’ practice team if no one else claims him.

That’s what Rodgers has to pay for his desire to keep training but not play. NFL teams are a game where no one wins. Someone had to leave for Rodgers to be able to stay at practice.

He wants to get ready for 2024 by practicing. Is it possible for them to have hired him without taking up a squad spot? That is the real question.

The fullback played 28 snaps (10 OFF, 18 ST) against the Miami Dolphins on December 17, even though he hurt his knee.

The Jets chose not to go after it if there was one. For the rest of the season, they will give one of their reserve spots to someone who won’t be playing. There’s not much chance that the Jets will make the playoffs, so it doesn’t matter.

Tagovailoa has been one of the most talked-about quarterbacks in the NFL since the Dolphins picked him with the fifth overall pick in 2020.

There have been arguments about his health and work ethic, as well as criticisms about the quarterback’s arm strength and ability to succeed with the Dolphins for years to come.

The quarterback said, “I recognize that my platform and the reason I am as a player in this league as an a quarterback leave me, if you will, divisive.” “I don’t care if I’m the best or the worst.”

But Miami’s offense had trouble, and there were reports that Tagovailoa and Brian Flores, who was Miami’s coach at the time, didn’t get along well. This ended the first two of his NFL seasons in a mess.

For Tagovailoa, 2023 is one of the best years of his career. He has thrown for 3,921 yards, which is the most in the NFL. He is on track to become Miami’s first 4,000-yard passer as Dan Marino did it in 1992, with 4,116 yards.

Along with those stats, Tagovailoa is tied for sixth in passing touchdowns with 25, and he is second in yards every pass attempt with 8.6. Some people might not understand why Rodgers needed to be on the 53-man list.

One of the most talented quarterback-receiver pairs in the NFL is him and Tyreek Hill. Hill has caught 97 passes or scored 12 scores.

He also leads the league to receiving yards with 1,542, even though he hurt his ankle last week and missed the win across the New York Jets.

A lot of people, including football experts and fans, have asked if Tagovailoa’s great play this season may have been due to the players around him than to his own progress.

Coach Mike McDaniel is one of the most clever playcallers in the NFL. The Dolphins are already in first place in the league in scoring and are in the top five in rushing, red zone effectiveness, run defense, and sacks.

Wednesday was the last day of Rodgers’ 21-day activation window. If the second choice is made, the quarterback will not be able to practice with his team.

This meant that the team had to either add him to the 53-man squad or put him on injured reserve for the rest of the season.

Bawden has played in all 14 games for the Jets so far this season, but he isn’t on the squad for Week 16 against the Washington Commanders because of some roster wrangling.

This fall, Bawden ran with the ball twice for two yards and a score. He caught both of his targets and went 13 yards in the air.

The Jets were only 13-10 behind the New England Patriots after his one-yard score run in the fourth quarter, but they lost in Week 3.

Bawden, who is 27 years old, first joined the Jets in 2021 and played in nine games. He missed the 2022 season because he was hurt.

He was picked in the seventh round of the 2018 NFL draft and started his career playing for the Detroit Lions. He has played in 33 regular-season games.