Aaron Rodgers to the 49ers? Tiki Barber Thinks It Could Happen

Former Giants running back suggests alternate option for Rodgers on his way out of Green Bay

Tiki Barber ran for 10,449 yards during his NFL career, but now the ball carrier-turned-radio host is running through wild scenarios involving Aaron Rodgers.

During a segment of his daytime radio show "Tiki and Tierney," which airs live on WFAN, the New York Giants' former second-round draft pick started hypothesizing a doom-and-gloom scenario for Jets' fans. 

"The Jets might be about to realize their worst nightmare ever," said Barber. "They haven't quite mortgaged their future, because they haven't given anything away yet for Aaron Rodgers, but they've set themselves up with the idea that Aaron Rodgers is going to be their starting quarterback next year, which is gonna give them a chance to get to the Super Bowl and do X, Y, Z and yadda, yadda, yadda."

Barber, who was a correspondent for NBC's The Today Show early in his media career, then floated his conspiracy theory of sorts. 

"There has been this little inkling of an alternative for Aaron Rodgers," said Barber. 

The antagonizing ex-Giant continued much to the dismay of co-host Brandon Tierney, an admitted Jets' fan.

Tiki the Jets hater strikes again. 😉pic.twitter.com/PXTtIUjidM

— Brandon Tierney (@BrandonTierney) April 19, 2023

"It's just a little crickling of flames starting to burgeon up underneath the leaves about Aaron Rodgers actually going to the 49ers, as opposed to the Jets, now has some validity," said Barber. "This team will go get Aaron Rodgers if he's available. The Jets will be stuck sitting out in the cold with their underwear on."

More concerned with accurate reporting than needling Jets' fans, Sports Illustrated's Albert Breer painted a much rosier picture of the current Rodgers situation in his latest SI.com mailbag.

Breer seems to be of the belief that the Packers-Jets trade is near the finish line and it could happen between now and the end of the NFL Draft.

"I’d say because a foundational piece of the trade will be the 42nd or 43rd pick, chances are very high that Rodgers will become a Jet between now and early Friday night," wrote Breer. "This thing has been close for a few weeks now. And like I’ve said, at this point, it comes down to the people signing the checks."

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