{"id":53779,"date":"2025-06-06T03:25:52","date_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:25:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53779"},"modified":"2025-06-06T03:25:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-06T03:25:52","slug":"latest-aaron-rodgers-update-impacts-the-dolphins-in-more-than-one-way-as-veteran-qb-lands-back-on-their-2025-schedule","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=53779","title":{"rendered":"Latest Aaron Rodgers update impacts the Dolphins in more than one way as veteran QB lands back on their 2025 schedule"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"m-detail-header--media-overlay\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-item-inline m-detail-header--media m-detail--body-item is-in-detail-header\">\n<figure class=\"l-inline tml-image m-detail--tml-image--inline\"><a><picture class=\"is-loaded\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"m-detail--tml-image m-image\" src=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/.image\/t_share\/MjE1NDEwODY5OTQ3ODY4Njkx\/usatsi_25123989.jpg\" srcset=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"USATSI_25123989\" width=\"3000\" height=\"2000\" data-src=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/.image\/c_limit%2Ccs_srgb%2Cfl_progressive%2Cq_auto:good%2Cw_700\/MjE1NDEwODY5OTQ3ODY4Njkx\/usatsi_25123989.jpg\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"m-detail--tml-image-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"m-detail-header--content\">\n<p>When Aaron Rodgers signed with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/atozsports.com\/new-york-jets\/\">N<\/a>ew York Jets\u00a0during the 2023 offseason, many pundits believed it was a move that would help the Jets jump to the top of the AFC East.<\/p>\n<p>That couldn&#8217;t have been farther from the truth, as the Jets floundered over the last two years, finishing in a distant third place in 2023 at 7-10 and even worse in 2024 at 5-12.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, the first year wasn&#8217;t Rodgers fault by any means.\u00a0 In his first series as a New York Jet against the\u00a0Buffalo Bills\u00a0in Week 1 of the 2023 season, Rodgers\u00a0suffered a torn Achilles tendon\u00a0that ended his season.<\/p>\n<p>2024 was a disaster for New York even with Rodgers back. However, the Jets still managed to give the Dolphins all they could handle in both regular season matchups.\u00a0 The Dolphins rallied and\u00a0escaped in overtime 32-26\u00a0in their first matchup before\u00a0falling 32-20 in the regular season finale\u00a0to end their season at 8-9 and out of the playoffs.<\/p>\n<p>For Dolphins fans wondering if that would be the last time they&#8217;d see their team face off against the future Hall of Famer, that question was answered on Thursday.\u00a0 Multiple outlets confirmed that Rodgers and the\u00a0Pittsburgh Steelers\u00a0reached an agreement for the ex-Packer and Jet to take over as their starting quarterback for 2025.<\/p>\n<div class=\"m-detail--body-item m-detail--body-twitter-embed\">\n<figure class=\"m-embed mm-embed--twitter l-inline\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"X Post\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=%40Craiginthe843&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=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%3D%3D&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1930705430881214913&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fatozsports.com%2Fnfl%2Fmiami-dolphins-news%2Fmiami-dolphins-news-aaron-rodgers-signing-with-pittsburgh-steelers-on-dolphins-schedule-december-15-afc-wild-card-contender%2F&amp;sessionId=36e71b4d6beb8a6f7fe0e859f9ff20f1c20b9c25&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-gtm-yt-inspected-13=\"true\" data-tweet-id=\"1930705430881214913\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>That addition matters for the Dolphins on a couple of fronts.\u00a0 First, the most direct one is that, barring injury, the Dolphins&#8217; defense will face off with Rodgers again this season.\u00a0 Miami and Pittsburgh are scheduled to play on December 15 in Pittsburgh on Monday Night Football.<\/p>\n<p>It also means that the Dolphins could have another competitor for a potential Wild Card spot down the stretch.\u00a0 Pittsburgh qualified for the playoffs last year, earning the 6 seed in the AFC, bowing out to the\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a028-14 in the Wild Card round. 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