Aaron Rodgers will still wear green next year when he suits up for the Jets, but his iconic 12 will not be coming with him.
The #12, a jersey worn by Brady, Griese, Rodgers, Kelly, and several other famous QBs, was also, of course, worn by Jets legend Joe Namath. Upon hearing that Rodgers was going to “Gang Green,” Namath nobly made his retired #12 available to Rodgers.
“I’m a big Rodgers fan, and I noticed that he wears No. 12, of course,” Namath told WFAN in January. “Man, if we get him, is he still going to wearing no. 12? Because that number was retired years ago…”
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