The decision not to bring back Rodgers takes a ton of pressure off Engstrand as he can run his offense the way he sees fit, gets to develop his own quarterback rather than alter his schemes around Rodgers and won’t have to worry about being undermined or overruled during games when it comes to certain play calls.

If Rodgers was going to come back to New York, it was going to be on the Jets' terms, according to Dianna Russini of The Athletic.

Aaron Rodgers was seen as the final piece for the New York Jets. But after two years of disappointment, it appears his time in the Big Apple is at an end, so the question remains: what next?