There’s a four-letter word around New York Jets parts right now, and it’s spelled L-E-V-E-R-A-G-E.
Everyone has an opinion about which team has the leverage in the Jets-Packers trade negotiations for Aaron Rodgers. The answer likely lies somewhere in the middle: both teams have leverage, and therefore, neither does.
Many Jets fans are confident in their hero and savior, Joe Douglas, to “win” the trade. Jamal Adams and Sam Darnold, they’ll say knowingly.
“In Joe We Trust” memes abound.
However, there’s been a curious trend in some of Douglas’ negotiations outside of those trades.