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 scenario was dealt with.
The Jets determined in early February that they had been transferring 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 stated he flew throughout the nation, assuming he was going to have a prolonged assembly with New York’s brass, whether or not they needed him to return to the workforce in 2025 or not. What came about as an alternative was a 20-minute dialog that “shocked” Rodgers.
Based on Rodgers, new Jets normal supervisor Darren Mougey first requested the 41-year-old if he desires to play in 2025. Rodgers stated he was “,” at which level Mougey instantly knowledgeable Rodgers the Jets had been “getting into a unique path.”
“I used to be sort of shocked … not shocked as a result of I didn’t assume that was a risk,” Rodgers stated. “After all, in the event that they wanna transfer on, that’s completely positive. However shocked as a result of I simply flew throughout the nation and you might have advised me this on the cellphone if we weren’t even gonna have a dialog.”
Rodgers stated Mougey then requested the previous MVP how he needed 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 needed to make certain the GM was not going to be addressing the workforce 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 at the back of a room in a workforce 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 workforce.’
“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 an odd assembly for certain.”
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