New York Jets ' locker room were whispered conversations and tossed equipment. Aaron Rodgers, his face wrinkled and his beard a nearly even mix of gray and brown, sat in front of his locker and stared into the distance.

There is no shortage of ways we could approach what has happened to Aaron Rodgers and the New York Jets. We could take the micro viewpoint, and tell you the litany of failures that led to Sunday’s 31-6 loss to the Arizona Cardinals,

The quarterback, soon to turn 41, indicated he wants to come back while holding out hope that the 3-7 Jets could still have a successful 2024 campaign.