The start of the new NFL year on Wednesday signaled the end of the Jets’ careers of Aaron Rodgers and C.J. Mosley. The Jets released Rodgers and Mosley and designated both of them post-June 1 cuts. It means their dead cap charges will spread across two seasons.

It is clear Sauce Gardner still believes in Aaron Rodgers' ability to put up big numbers even if the New York Jets are moving on from the 41-year-old quarterback this offseason. Gardner took to social media Sunday and responded to a rumor suggesting the Minnesota Vikings may be interested in Rodgers by saying the future Hall of Famer could set the bar in all quarterback stats if he joins the NFC North team: There would be a level of irony involved in Rodgers joining the Vikings,

Ever since the Green Bay Packers traded Aaron Rodgers to the New York Jets, there have been whispers about him taking the Brett Favre route and ending up the Minnesota Vikings quarterback. Those rumors got a lot stronger on Friday night and into Saturday when reports surfaced about the Vikings being interested in him.

The quarterback carousel in the NFL is beginning to heat up, with perhaps the biggest news of the offseason coming out on Saturday when it was revealed the Minnesota Vikings are unlikely to reunite with Sam Darnold in free agency.