Aaron Rodgers spoke publicly on Thursday for the primary time about the best way his tenure with the New York Jets ended, and it’s protected to say the quarterback shouldn’t be pleased with how the state of affairs was dealt with.
The Jets determined in early February that they have been shifting on from Rodgers. There was a report on the time that Rodgers had flown to New Jersey to fulfill with the staff’s entrance workplace, 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 stated 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 staff in 2025 or not. What came about as an alternative was a 20-minute dialog that “shocked” Rodgers.
In line with Rodgers, new Jets basic supervisor Darren Mougey first requested the 41-year-old if he needs to play in 2025. Rodgers stated he was “,” at which level Mougey instantly knowledgeable Rodgers the Jets have been “moving into a distinct course.”
“I used to be type of shocked … not shocked as a result of I didn’t assume that was a chance,” Rodgers stated. “After all, 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 possibly can have advised me this on the telephone if we weren’t even gonna have a dialog.”
Rodgers stated Mougey then requested the previous MVP how he wished the “messaging” to be dealt with with the discharge. When Rodgers advised Mougey that Rodgers doesn’t “give a s– in regards to the messaging,” Mougey stated he wished to make sure the GM was not going to be addressing the staff and have gamers trying again at Rodgers to see his response.
“And I stated, ‘What does that even imply? Are you assuming that I’d be behind a room in a staff assembly undermining what you’re saying?’” Rodgers recalled asking Mougey. “I stated, ‘You don’t know me.’ And he stated, ‘You don’t know me.’ And I stated, ‘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 staff.’
“What I assumed was gonna be a couple-hour assembly became like a 15-minute assembly, and I walked out of there. That was an odd assembly for certain.”
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