The New York Jets might have pushed Aaron Rodgers out of the door by demanding he no longer make any paid outside media appearances and insisting he attend the entire voluntary offseason program. It must have been a bluff, because both are against the rules of the NFL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement and would have triggered a response from the NFL Players Association.

Various sources reported that Mr. Rodgers and the Jets have decided to part ways after the 41-year-old quarterback recently met with the new head coach, Aaron Glenn, and the general manager, Darren Mougey, at New York. During the meeting, the new Jets regime reportedly said if Mr. Rodgers were to remain with the team he must attend the entire offseason program and would no longer be allowed to make outside media appearances during the season. That would include his regular, weekly paid appearances on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show.”