Jets Owner Gifts Rodgers Royal Honey

New York Jets owner Woody Johnson gifted Aaron Rodgers honey from Queen Elizabeth II’s garden during a meeting at Rodgers’ Malibu home in early 2023. Johnson, who served as the US ambassador to the UK, leveraged this unique gift to woo Rodgers, who was looking to leave the Green Bay Packers. The honey, highly valued by the late Queen, left a strong impression on Rodgers, who described it as a 'cool gift'. This gesture, revealed in the upcoming biography 'Out of the Darkness: The Mystery of Aaron Rodgers' by Ian O’Connor, was part of a broader strategy by Jets officials to secure Rodgers' move to New York. Despite initial concerns about potential rule violations, the league clarified that the gift did not constitute an impermissible inducement. Rodgers subsequently joined the Jets, although his first season was cut short due to an Achilles injury.