Now official: Jets are releasing Aaron Rodgers after 4 pm today. The Jets will take on $49M in dead money by releasing Rodgers. He’s being designated as a post-June 1 cut, meaning they’ll carry his $21M cap hit until June 1, when it drops to $14M—saving $7M. But they then will absorb a $35M dead cap hit in 2026.

Aaron Rodgers is gone from the Jets (and likely headed to the Steelers or Giants), but his salary won’t soon be forgotten on his former team’s books. The Jets are planning to officially release Rodgers on Wednesday,

The Jets, who previously announced that they would be moving on from Aaron Rodgers, will officially release him on Wednesday at 4 p.m., reports Adam Schefter of ESPN. The move will be designated as a post-June 1 cut,