Aaron Rodgers tried to recruit six-time Pro Bowl defender to Jets

“It was kind of crazy because Aaron Rodgers texted me and he’s like ‘Come on man, let’s go win a championship together,'” Campbell said. “It was appealing having Aaron Rodgers text you and talk about winning a Super Bowl together, but when it came down to it, I just had this gut feeling that Atlanta was a special place, and the value I could bring would be most effective there.”

Campbell added that the Jets made an offer that was virtually the same as what the Atlanta Falcons ultimately gave him. The decisive factor was that Campbell believed he would have a bigger role in Atlanta’s defensive scheme than he would in New York.

Campbell made a bold choice here, but the real headline is that Rodgers is still working hard to build a contending Jets team around himself. That is happening even though Rodgers has not actually been dealt to N.Y. yet, for reasons largely out of his control. That is still expected to ultimately get done eventually.