New York Jets pay Aaron Rodgers' $58.3M contract bonus, freeing up $43.7M in salary cap space.

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According to NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the Packers will convert Rodgers' guaranteed option bonus of $58.3 million into a signing bonus, creating $43.7 million in salary space and lowering his 2023 cap hit to $15.7 million.

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The Jets' 12-year postseason streak is five years longer than the Denver Broncos'.

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Last season, New York was 7-4 and in position to make the playoffs, but Zach Wilson and Mike White's poor quarterback play cost them six games and a 7-10 record.

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