Will A-Rod go to the Cardinals soon?
By: Jake Rajala
There has been a lot of speculation that the gypsy/quarterback Aaron Rodgers could go to the Arizona Cardinals. It’s not a surprise given they have more hippie festivals than most states. He is a free agent, so he has a chance to look for the best fit.
Rodgers should look closely for the right team. He will want to have more success his second time around with a team (such as the Steelers) other than the Packers. He will want to look for similar success as other, wise, pocket passers like Peyton Manning and Tom Brady had with teams that didn’t draft them. Of course, Manning won a Super Bowl with the Broncos and Brady won a SB with the Bucs.
The Cardinals witnessed former Hall of Fame QB Kurt Warner bring them to the Super Bowl. A-Rod can’t let someone come from the grocery store (such as Warner) bring them all the way to a Super Bowl and fail to bring home the Lombardi. Rodgers will clearly have to take the next step with the Cardinals.
Warner isn’t the only Hall of Fame-caliber player to seek out AZ in his remaining days. The first ballot Hall of Famer, J.J. Watt went to the Cardinals. Granted, he went there to die. In 2022 (otherwise known as Watt’s last season with the Cardinals), the Cardinals went 4-13.
So, what would it take for Rodgers to buy in on the Cardinals? After all, he loved the future Hall of Fame head coach, Mike Tomlin, in Pittsburgh. In Arizona, they have a head coach that is younger than Sean McVay.
Jacoby Brissett, also known as my fantasy QB, is the current Cardinals QB. Rodgers threw 24 touchdowns, while Brissett threw 23 TDs. Rodgers had a 65.7 completion percentage and Brissett had a 64.9 completion percentage.
The key difference between the two is A-Rod went 10-6 and Brissett 1-11 last season.
Rodgers has to be happy that the Cards don’t only have Marvin Harrison Jr and Trey McBride, but they also took Jeremiyah Love third overall in 2026. It could be the best RB-WR-TE trio that he has ever had.
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