Aaron Rodgers made a huge move in his career by shifting to the New York Jets this off-season. Everyone was shocked to see Rodgers make his way to a completely different conference after being with the Packers for almost 2 decades. Interestingly, there have also been a lot of naysayers in terms of people who have criticized Rodgers and even doubted his capabilities in the upcoming season. However, the staff within the Jets seem confident in Rodgers’ abilities.

Now, Rodgers’ old-time friend and current member of the Jets’ coaching staff took to YouTube to talk about the kind of skill Rodgers brings to the game. And Rodgers’ close friend wasn’t the only one singing his praise.

Old friend praises Aaron Rodgers

Rodgers’ old-time friend, Nathaniel Hackett has been around Rodgers’ game for quite some time. He has seen Rodgers grow as a player since their time together in Green Bay. Additionally, the QB received some high praise from his friend.

Hackett mentioned that Rodgers is not just athletically gifted. Apart from the obvious gifts of slinging amazing passes, Rodgers is a highly intelligent player. Hackett feels like Rodgers uses his mind quite a bit while playing and uses strategy very effectively. He even said, “For me, it’s his ability to see the field in his true understanding and intelligence of the game of football. I mean he goes out there and he’s playing uh five different games within just one game. Whether he’s messing with the defensive coordinator messing with a player uh a defensive line utilizing his cadence all those little things that he does they’re just taken for granted.”

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And Hackett is not the only one who thinks Rodgers is ready for the challenge that is in front of him. Even other NFL legends believe that Rodgers is ready to go out and grab some success in New York.

NFL legends sing Rodgers’ songs of praise

While a lot of naysayers have been doubting Rodgers’ chances, some of the most dominating veterans think Rodgers will be doing well. One of them was Tom Brady. While he was on the Rich Eisen Show, he compared his own journey as a 39-year-old QB to Rodgers. He mentioned that Rodgers will be able to go ahead and have the same amount of success based on the kind of experience and expertise he has gathered. Furthermore, even Peyton Manning mentioned that Rodgers will do well as a Jet. His reasoning was that Rodgers has been the kind of QB who has been around long enough to know the system and function well within it. Manning was also clear to point toward Rodgers’ intelligence on the field.

All in all, veteran QB legends like Manning and Brady signed off on how well Rodgers would work. They truly believe that Rodgers will have a successful stint while playing QB for the Jets. However, only time will tell if Rodgers can actually live up to the kind of confidence that some of his contemporaries have shown him.

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