“That’s so ridiculous,” Rodgers said of the report, adding, “That’s not the reality. Rodgers denied the report that he made a demand for the Jets to add specific players to their roster in order for him to go to New York. He called the conversation he had with Jets owner Woody Johnson “relaxed.” Rodgers met with Johnson, along with head coach Robert Saleh, general manager Joe Douglas and Hackett at his house in California for four hours earlier in March. However, Rodgers said it’d be a “disservice” to the Jets and Hackett to say that they hired the former Denver Broncos coach just to lure him in. "Nathaniel Hackett has meant as much to me as any coach I've ever had and he happens to be the OC for the Jets" ~ #PMSLive /PWchJX7In6- Pat McAfee March 15, 2023 “But there”s one coach there who means as much to me as any coach ever has, and he happens to be the offensive coordinator there.” “There are a lot of reasons why the Jets are attractive,” Rodgers said. Rodgers mentioned he had a particular interest in the Jets because of their recent hiring of offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, who coached Rodgers for three seasons in Green Bay.
The Athletic reported that the Raiders checked in with the Packers on Rodgers though they weren‘t able to make a trade come together, leading Las Vegas to agree to a deal with Jimmy Garoppolo earlier this week. When McAfee speculated that he was speaking about Davante Adams and the Las Vegas Raiders, Rodgers didn’t comment. Rodgers mentioned that he thinks other teams were interested in acquiring him, hinting that there was “one particular guy” that he wanted to reunite with. “Jordan is going to be a great player, he’s a great kid, they got a good young team,” Rodgers said. Rodgers did, however, state his appreciation for Love and the rest of the players on the Packers roster. it's the compensation that's holding things up" ~ #PMSLive /p7i0QBo2qQ- Pat McAfee March 15, 2023 "Since Friday my intention was to play for the New York Jets. Rodgers brought up the Packers’ decision to select Jordan Love in the first round of the 2020 draft several times in his interview with McAfee, saying that the “writing was on the wall” that his time in Green Bay was coming to an end. Rodgers said that he “has nothing but love” for the Packers as it appears that his 15-year tenure as the starting quarterback is over, but added that it’s ”clear” they want to move on from him. He also claimed the Packers told him to take his time to make a decision prior to the retreat.īut Rodgers said he changed his mind after the retreat as he heard that the Packers were shopping him on the trade market. Rodgers revealed in his interview that he was “90 percent” sure that he was going to retire when he began his five-day darkness retreat in February. However, he noted that the details of a trade still have to be hammered out. The Green Bay Packers quarterback said on the Pat McAfee show that it’s been his “intention” to play for the New York Jets, saying that he made that decision last Friday. Aaron Rodgers has made it clear what he wants his next chapter to be.
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