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 will not be pleased with how the scenario 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 group’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 needed him to return to the group in 2025 or not. What came about as an alternative was a 20-minute dialog that “shocked” Rodgers.
In accordance with Rodgers, new Jets basic 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 have been “moving into a special route.”
“I used to be type of shocked … not shocked as a result of I didn’t assume that was a chance,” Rodgers stated. “In fact, in the event that they wanna transfer on, that’s completely wonderful. However shocked as a result of I simply flew throughout the nation and you may have informed 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 informed Mougey that Rodgers doesn’t “give a s– concerning the messaging,” Mougey stated he needed to make sure the GM was not going to be addressing the group and have gamers wanting 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 group 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 group.’
“What I believed was gonna be a couple-hour assembly became like a 15-minute assembly, and I walked out of there. That was a wierd assembly for positive.”
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