Should the Jets release Rodgers after this season, they would incur $66.2 million in dead money, costing them $49 million in cap space. They could also do a post-June 1 release, costing them $21 million in 2025 cap space and $28 million in 2026, per OverTheCap.

Rodgers' joke is tied directly to The Athletic's report stating that Jets owner Woody Johnson uses his teenage sons Brick and Jack as key decision-makers for the franchise. On Wednesday, Rodgers later acknowledged what returning to the Jets next season with a new regime at the helm would mean for him and the organization.