Aaron Rodgers grasping for control of his Jets future as uncertainty grows

Aaron Rodgers, as he’s wont to do, was playing it coy. It’s a hobby of his. It may even drive him to a degree.

Rodgers, in his heart, knows damned well what’s going to happen with whatever remains of the Jets hierarchy within days after this stunningly disappointing season of rampant underachievement comes to its merciful end in six weeks.

The head coach and general manager have already been fired, Robert Saleh after five games and Joe Douglas last week.

Rodgers’ best friend, Nathaniel Hackett, the demoted offensive coordinator and play-caller, and the rest of the Jets staff have as much of a chance to remain at their posts as of Woody Johnson doing what every Jets fan wants him to do, which is sell the team.

Rodgers has been an unabashed supporter of interim head coach Jeff Ulbrich since he took over for Saleh.

On Wednesday, Rodgers said he’s “definitely all in on Brick,” when speaking about whether he wants to come back to play for the Jets in 2025.

He added, “I’m not going to say ‘Brick or nothing’ ” when it comes to deciding factors for him returning to play for the Jets in 2025.

“I love Brick, but that’s out of my control,” Rodgers said. “Obviously, I would love to play for Brick again. He’s a fantastic human being, but there’s a lot of things that can change in the next six weeks. There could be some really good feelings coming out of [these final six games] or there could be wholesale changes, and I might be a part of that.’’

Rodgers said he wants to come back to play for the Jets in 2025 … if he decides he wants to play in 2025.

This is the way the Jets quarterback has positioned this hot-button topic: He’ll decide if he wants to continue playing and, if he does, his first choice is the Jets.

What’s completely out of his control, however, is whether the Jets — or anyone else — will want Rodgers to play for them in 2025.

He turns 41 on Monday. He’s coming off that ruptured Achilles that sabotaged his 2023 season, and has since had hamstring, knee and ankle issues this season.

He’s quarterbacking a 3-8 team that’s already fired its head coach and general manager and is careening toward a complete organizational rebuild.

And personally, his season has been mediocre and massively below his Hall of Fame standard, failing to make those around him better, which has been his super power since he became the Packers starter in 2008.

Two week ago, Rodgers stood in the same place inside the team’s locker room that he stood on Wednesday after practice and said “I think so’’ when asked if he plans on playing next season. That tenor has changed with Douglas having been fired since he made that statement.

“If you look at what transpired in those two weeks, Joe got axed — and Joe brought me in here,” Rodgers said. “I’m not naive to what the situation is. If a new GM comes in and they don’t retain Brick, I have to fit in those plans. So, that’s kind of the first part.

“This [remaining with the Jets] is my first option. I’d love to play here if I end up deciding to play, but there’s got to be a want for them to want to bring me back, and for me to want to play.”

There was a report several days ago that Rodgers may be placed on injured reserve, possibly having played his final snap as a Jet, because of his various physical ailments and with the team far out of playoff contention.

Ulbrich and Rodgers vehemently debunked that report.

“He is doing better today than he has for quite a while now, I would say for the last five or six weeks,” Ulbrich said Wednesday.

Asked if his plan is to continue playing Rodgers in spite of the lost season, Ulbrich said, “As long as he is healthy, my plan is to play him, and I know talking to him that is the way he wants to do it, too.’’

Rodgers, when asked if his decision to play in 2025 will be affected by a new regime’s desire to retain him, said, “I think you’ve got to look at the whole part. You’ve got to look at staff and scheme, and direction, and what you want to do. Those are conversations for down the road and I hope I’m a part of some of those conversations.”

This is, by far, the most uncertain situation Rodgers has faced in his decorated 20-year career. For a person who clearly borders on obsessive when it comes to controlling the narrative, this has to be unsettling.

“There’s a lot of unknowns, so that stuff is out of my control,” he said. “I’m just going to enjoy these times here and let the future take care of itself.”