Trey Wingo, a former ESPN broadcaster who serves as Caesars Sportsbook’s director of trends, was the first to report Monday that the Aaron Rodgers trade between the Green Bay Packers and New York Jets was «concluded.» However, no one else corroborated the report until early Wednesday morning.
As Rodgers prepares to appear on «The Pat McAfee Show,» Wingo doubled down on his report on Tuesday night, but said it could take another week to fix everything.
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Trey Wingo, left, speaks on the sideline before the Mitsubishi Motors Las Vegas Bowl between the Fresno State Bulldogs and the Arizona State Sun Devils at Sam Boyd Stadium on December 15, 2018 in Las Vegas. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
«The tweet I put there is going to happen,» he said in an interview with The 33rd Team. «It’s just a question of when. And when I say it can go into next week, you have to be ready for that because it can go into next week.»
Despite reports that Rodgers has a «wish list» of players for the Jets to «target and acquire,» Wingo said the problem isn’t with the star quarterback. He added that part of the problem may be the Packers’ final sendoff.
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Aaron Rodgers, #12 of the Green Bay Packers, reacts after throwing an incompletion pass during the first quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on November 27, 2022 in Philadelphia. (Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)
«From the Packers side, how do we want to thank him for all these years? They want to do well and all these kinds of things and I’m sure the Jets want to make sure they do well,» Wingo said. .
«So when the narrative is interrupted or the timeline of your narrative is interrupted, in the same way that happened with Tom Brady’s pseudo-retirement last year, when Jeff Darlington and Adam Schefter broke the news that Tom was leaving suddenly people are [like] ‘oh holy hell, let’s move things. We have to do some things. That could be part of it.
«You might have to wait a bit longer, but play the long game,» Wingo said. «Aaron Rodgers will be the quarterback of the New York Jets in 2023.»
Aaron Rodgers, #12 of the Green Bay Packers, reacts against the Tennessee Titans at Lambeau on November 17, 2022 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. (Cooper Neill/Getty Images)
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The Jets reportedly agreed to a deal with an ally of Rodgers on Tuesday. Reports indicated that the team was expected to sign wide receiver Allen Lazard.