Elsa/Getty Images

The New York Jets are no strangers to wacky offseason rumors, so when star quarterback Aaron Rodgers was rumored to be in consideration for vice president on the ticket of independent candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., the team wasn’t moved in the slightest.

“I didn’t take (it) very seriously,” Jets general manager Joe Douglas said during the NFL’s annual league meetings, per The Athletic’s Zak Keefer.

When asked if Rodgers informed the team that he had spoken to Kennedy, head coach Robert Saleh replied, “He didn’t have to.”

Rodgers never publicly acknowledged or denied his candidacy. Keefer noted that a report from the New York Times stated that he “welcomed the overture.”

Still, the Jets were more focused on filling some of its biggest holes on offense this offseason. The team acquired three new starters on the offensive line alone by signing left tackle Tyron Smith and left guard John Simpson and acquiring right tackle Morgan Moses.

Douglas said he hopes those moves were viewed favorably by Rodgers, who is coming into 2024 with something to prove after missing virtually all of last season with a torn Achilles.

“I hope he feels like he has some candidates for Director of Homeland Security (and) Secretary of the Defense now that we’ve fortified the o-line,” Douglas joked.