Head coach Aaron Glenn and general manager Darren Mougey are open to the idea of keeping Aaron Rodgers as the New York Jets quarterback in 2025. However, the new leadership structure wants to do that its own way.

According to NFL Network's insiders Ian Rapoport and Tom Pelissero, the Jets are close to a decision on the veteran quarterback's future, and it could come as soon as this week.

For the Jets to keep Rodgers, though, he will have to accept at least two major points.

1) Money

Right now, Rodgers is slated to make $37.5 million in 2025. The money is not absurd, but the cap hit in the future is trickier.

Most of his 2025 compensation would be in the form of a roster bonus, keeping his 2025 cap hit low—$23.5 million. However, his dead money in 2026 would jump to $63 million (be it all at once or split into two years). That's probably too heavy of an impact for a quarterback that isn't able to elevate his surroundings as much anymore.

So if Rodgers wants to stay, according to the report, he will have to agree to a real paycut—something he has already done for the Jets when the team acquired him from the Green Bay Packers in 2023.

"If Rodgers stays, he'd almost surely have to take a pay cut from his scheduled 2025 base salary of $37.5 million," Rapoport and Pelissero wrote. "Several decorated veteran QBs — Peyton Manning, Ben Roethlisberger, Drew Brees — all took pay cuts at the end of their careers."

2) Offseason work

During the final years of his Packers' tenure, especially after the team drafted Jordan Love, Rodgers avoided being around during the offseason. But his presence during OTAs would be big.

The Jets will build a new offense under coordinator Tanner Engstrand, passing game coordinator Scott Turner, and quarterbacks coach Charles London. So being around to learn the system is a consideration.

"Rodgers likely also needs to commit to being with the Jets during the offseason program to learn a new system under first-time offensive coordinator Tanner Engstrand," NFL Network reported. "Something that would benefit all parties."

Those are both fair requests coming from the Jets. For Aaron Rodgers, he has to decide if it makes sense for him, or if the market says he could get something individually better elsewhere.

Pros and cons for the New York Jets to keep or move on from Aaron Rodgers in 2025

Quarterback is still under contract for next season