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Welcome to the Thursday edition of the Pick Six newsletter!I'm starting to feel like it's 2008 again and not because I still have a bad haircut like I did back then. Fifteen years ago, the Jets worked out a shocking trade with the Packers to acquire a future Hall of Fame quarterback (Brett Favre), and somehow, they might pull off that very same thing this year with Aaron Rodgers.Rodgers to the Jets definitely isn't a done deal, but we'll be taking a look today just how close the trade is to happening. Also, we'll be going over five offseason moves the Cowboys should make, plus, we'll be looking at the po sibility of the Dolphins replacing Tua Tagovailoa with Tom Brady or Lamar Jackson.As always, here's your weekly reminder to tell all your friends to sign up for the Maury Wills Jersey  Pick Six newsletter. To get your friends to sign up, all you have to do is with them. All right, let's get to the rundown.After meeting with Aaron Rodgers for two days in California this week, it seems that the Jets are growing more and more optimistic that a trade for the four-time MVP is actually going to happen.  Here's :Jets owner is on board. One reason Jets owner Woody Johnson flew to California is because he wanted to meet Rodgers before signing off on a trade and it appears that Johnson is now fully on board with getting Rodgers. According , Johnson "left the meeting excited and satisfied about the potential match."Jets now trying to close the deal. The two things that need to be worked out before a trade can be made is the amount of compensation and whether  Yasiel Puig Jersey the Jets will be taking on all of Rodgers' contract. The compensation will be interesting to watch because the Jets likely won't be willing to part with a large amount of draft picks since Rodgers could theoretically retire after just one year. It wouldn't be surprising at all to see the two sides trade a conditional pick that moves way up depending on whether Rodgers is able to lead the Jets to the playoffs (That's what the Jets did when they in 2008 and a similar deal would definitely make some sense).Biggest remaining hurdle. Rodgers, who hasn't spoken publicly in nearly two weeks, could throw a wrench into this entire thing by announcing that he's going to retire, but that seems unlikely. According , the major hurdle still standing in the way  Hyun-Jin Ryu Jersey is whether Rodgers actually wants to play for the Jets. At this point, no one knows what Rodgers wants to do. If he signs off on being dealt, then a trade could happen quickly.Rodgers' contract will likely need to be restructured. One other i sue in negotiations is that Woody Johnson "would prefer" not to pay Rodgers the full $59 Chase Utley Jersey .5 million that the QB is owed for 2023, . To fix this i sue, the Packers could agree to pay some of it or the Jets could ask Rodgers to restructure his deal. Also, the Jets will need to clear up some cap space to sign Rodgers, and they started making some room on Thursday by releasing Braxton Berrios in .The bottom line here is that if Rodgers gives his approval, the Jets and Packers only need to iron out a few more things before a trade can happen and it's starting to feel like those i sues will be ironed out soon, which means we could see a Rodgers trade happen before the end of the week (or maybe even before the end of THE DAY).It's interesting that the Jets have decided to go all-in on Rodgers even though Lamar Jackson is out there, but the Jets are the Jets and they're going to do Jets things.Also, it seems like the general public absolutely thinks this trade is going to happen because Super Bowl bets on the Jets have been sky-rocketing over the past two days. The Jets, who haven't even MADE THE PLAYOFFS since 2010, are currently .  By the way, the Jets did agree to a trade today, but it Mike Piazza Jersey  didn't involve Aaron Rodgers. , the Ravens are sending safety Chuck Clark to the Jets in exchange for a 2024 seventh-round pick. Clark had been a full-time starter for the Ravens since 2019.With the start of free agency coming in just six days, we're going to be cramming as many free agency stories into the newsletter between now and then. Today, we had Jeff Kerr go through every team in the AFC to find the best free agency fits.Basically, Kerr went through the 16 teams in  Clayton Kershaw Jersey the conference and pinpointed one free agent that each team should target. Here's his advice for three of those teams:  Chiefs: Brandon Graham.Dolphins: Miles Sanders.Steelers: Orlando Brown Jr.To check out the rest of.With le s than a week to go until the start of free agency, the Dallas Cowboys currently have one of the ugliest cap situations in the NFL. According , the Cowboys are currently $16 million over the cap, which is the fifth-worst number in the NFL.With that in mind, Jared Dubin put on his general manager hat and decided to help the Cowboys by coming up with a few moves they should make this offseason, and he started with a big one.  1. Cut Ezekiel Elliott. 2. Add explosive receivers for Dak. 3. Fortify the cornerback room.   If you want to check out all five of Dubin's suggestions for the Cowboys, .After getting hit with the non-exclusive franchise tag on Tuesday, Lamar Jackson will be free to negotiate with almost any NFL team when the legal tampering period starts at noon  Corey Seager Jersey on March 13. The reason I say "almost any" NFL team is because not every team is allowed to negotiate with him just yet.If a team wants to sign Jackson to an offer sheet, it has to be able to give the Ravens a 2023 first-round pick and a 2024 first-round pick. As it turns out, though, there are five teams that don't have a 2023 first-round pick, which means they can't negotiate with Jackson until April 30 when the draft is over.  Those five teams areolphins49ersBroncosBrownsRamsThe bottom three teams have absolutely no need for Jackson, so let's forget about them for a second. The 49ers need a QB, but they likely aren't going to be in the market for a guy who costs $50 million per year,  Julio Urias Jersey which means the most interesting team on this list is the Dolphins.According , the Dolphins aren't interested in Lamar, but let's be honest, that's exactly what you would say if you're the Dolphins. It wouldn't make any sense for the Dolphins to say they're interested because Jackson might not be available on April 30 when they would be allowed to negotiate with him. If the Dolphins say they want Lamar, that would undermine Tua Tagovailoa, who played some of his worst football in 2021 while the Deshaun Watson trade speculation was happening.Basically, if the Dolphins were interested in Jackson, they would want to keep it to themselves for as long as po sible.  As for Brady, former NFL quarterback Scott Zolak, who currently works for the Patriots broadcasting team, thinks the seven-time Super Bowl winner might come out of retiremen