Aaron Rodgers’ torn left Achilles tendon prevents the New York Jets from adding a first-round pick to their 2018 draft haul.
That’s because the Green Bay Packers will forfeit a first-round draft pick as a result of the four-time MVP’s inability to play.
In exchange for Rodgers, the Jets included draft pick compensation as part of their offer.
According to the agreement, the Packers would only receive a first-round pick in 2024 if Rodgers played 65 percent of the snaps for the Jets in 2023.
The Packers will receive a second-round pick in its place now that Rodgers’ season is probably over.
In the fourth snap of the Jets’ regular-season game against the Bills, Rodgers was brought down by Leonard Floyd of Buffalo.
The Jets went on to win the game 22-16 in overtime.
A person who spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the team hasn’t made an official announcement said an MRI on Tuesday confirmed Rodgers has a torn Achilles tendon.
The Packers received a second-round pick (No. 22) in the trade that sent Rodgers and a 2023 fifth-round pick to the Jets.
42 overall), a 2023 sixth-round pick, and the conditional 2024 first-round pick.
Additionally, the first-round picks for 2023 were exchanged by the Packers and Jets, with Green Bay selecting 13th overall and the Jets selecting 15th.
Green Bay made use of the No. Using the No. 13 overall pick, Iowa outside linebacker Lukas Van Ness, Oregon State tight end Luke Musgrave, and Auburn kicker Anders Carlson were selected, respectively.
Will McDonald, an edge rusher out of Iowa State, was selected by the Jets at No. 15 overall and acquired a sixth-round pick and a seventh-round pick from Las Vegas using the fifth-round pick they received in the Rodgers trade.
The sixth-round pick went to LSU cornerback Jarrick Bernard-Converse, and the seventh-round pick went to Old Dominion tight end Zack Kuntz.
For the Packers, this trade has already yielded some early rewards.
A 38-20 victory over Chicago in the season opener included a sack from Van Ness, three passes caught for 50 yards by Musgrave, and a 52-yard field goal from Carlson. The Rodgers trade also provided a chance for Jordan Love, a 2020 first-round pick, who on Sunday in his second career start threw for 245 yards and three touchdowns without a pick.