Aaron Rodgers spoke publicly on Thursday for the primary time about the way in which his tenure with the New York Jets ended, and it’s protected to say the quarterback isn’t pleased with how the state of affairs was dealt with.
The Jets determined in early February that they had been shifting on from Rodgers. There was a report on the time that Rodgers had flown to New Jersey to meet with the team’s front office, at which level he was given the information.
Rodgers shared some particulars about that assembly throughout a Thursday look on “The Pat McAfee Present.” He mentioned he flew throughout the nation, assuming he was going to have a prolonged assembly with New York’s brass, whether or not they wished him to return to the crew in 2025 or not. What happened as an alternative was a 20-minute dialog that “shocked” Rodgers.
In keeping with Rodgers, new Jets basic supervisor Darren Mougey first requested the 41-year-old if he desires to play in 2025. Rodgers mentioned he was “,” at which level Mougey instantly knowledgeable Rodgers the Jets had been “getting into a special path.”
“I used to be type of shocked … not shocked as a result of I didn’t assume that was a risk,” Rodgers mentioned. “In fact, in the event that they wanna transfer on, that’s completely high quality. However shocked as a result of I simply flew throughout the nation and you could possibly have instructed me this on the cellphone if we weren’t even gonna have a dialog.”
Rodgers mentioned Mougey then requested the previous MVP how he wished the “messaging” to be dealt with with the discharge. When Rodgers instructed Mougey that Rodgers doesn’t “give a s– concerning the messaging,” Mougey mentioned he wished to make sure the GM was not going to be addressing the crew and have gamers wanting again at Rodgers to see his response.
“And I mentioned, ‘What does that even imply? Are you assuming that I might be at the back of a room in a crew assembly undermining what you’re saying?’” Rodgers recalled asking Mougey. “I mentioned, ‘You don’t know me.’ And he mentioned, ‘You don’t know me.’ And I mentioned, ‘Precisely, which is why I flew throughout the nation to have a face-to-face assembly with you to speak about my expertise with the Jets and to listen to your imaginative and prescient for the crew.’
“What I assumed was gonna be a couple-hour assembly changed into like a 15-minute assembly, and I walked out of there. That was a wierd assembly for positive.”
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