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Why completing the Aaron Rodgers trade won't be easy for Jets, Packers

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Aaron Rodgers wants to leave the Green Bay Packers and play for the New York Jets. The Jets want that, too. The Packers are willing to make a trade happen.

So what's the holdup?

It's a complex transaction, perhaps unprecedented. You're talking about an all-time great quarterback with a massive contract. Those factors alone would make it difficult. That he's 39 years old and already on record as saying he strongly considered retirement last month makes it harder to determine a fair price. He could walk away in a year.