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 secure 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 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 wished him to return to the crew in 2025 or not. What passed off as a substitute was a 20-minute dialog that “shocked” Rodgers.
In line with 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 have been “entering into a distinct route.”
“I used to be sort 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 advantageous. However shocked as a result of I simply flew throughout the nation and you might 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– concerning the messaging,” Mougey stated 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 stated, ‘What does that even imply? Are you assuming that I might be behind a room in a crew 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 crew.’
“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 certain.”
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