Bill Belichick’s controversial claim that Aaron Rodgers still has a future in the NFL has been debunked by experts who believe he is one of the New York Jets quarterback’s many “denials.”

Rodgers, 41, is enduring one of the worst seasons of his illustrious career with the Jets, who appear destined to miss the playoffs after winning just three of 12 games in 2024.

Many are now calling for the four-time MVP, who has only just returned from a serious Achilles injury, to hang up his cleats at the end of his disastrous first full campaign in New York, where he accumulated just 2,627 passing yards in 12 games. while throwing eight interceptions.

Despite his disappointing form, Belichick surprisingly advised Rodgers to “bounce back and have a good year” with another team next season, citing Russell Wilson and Geno Smith as previous examples who did the same.

“These guys who change teams, they come into a different system, things are a little different for them, maybe they learn some things from their previous experiences,” said the legendary former New England coach Patriots. “When a guy has a long, good career, sometimes a season is just a bump in the road. It’s not necessarily the end of the road.

Yet, according to the panel on Fox Sports’ “First Things First,” Belichick’s view of Rodgers couldn’t be further from the truth.

Bill Belichick’s controversial claim that Aaron Rodgers has an NFL future has been debunked

Rodgers’ former Green Bay Packers teammate Greg Jennings even took issue with Belichick’s position

“There’s so much denial around this player,” analyst Nick Wright said of the Jets star. “Why it’s not a universal opinion that Aaron Rodgers will play his final games in the NFL is beyond me.

“You can’t create a fake team that would logically draft Aaron Rodgers.”

Wright then rattled off damning statistics about Rodgers; who went 1,413 days without a playoff win, 1,039 days without a 300-yard game, and 787 days without entering a game with his team above .500.

Rodgers’ former Green Bay Packers teammate Greg Jennings even agreed with Wright’s verdict, while doubting how much Belichick meant what he said as he continues his search for another head coaching position.

“To me, listening to Bill Belichick, he’s been a coach that you respect, his resume speaks for itself, he’s made some good decisions personnel wise, he’s also made some poor decisions staff wise. concerns personnel,” Jennings said.

“One of his deals was ‘I’m not going to keep a player past his prime. So to hear him say that, it’s like… I don’t know if I believe any of that.

“If he were a head coach in the league today, I don’t believe he would sign to have Aaron Rodgers as his quarterback.”