The broad hypothesis is that New York Jets star quarterback Aaron Rodgers performed a role in head coach Robert Saleh's firing, however Rodgers did his greatest to silence that notion.
The Jets fired Saleh on Tuesday, apparently shortly after he had made the choice to take play-calling duties away from offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett, who has lengthy been tied to Rodgers.
Hackett was Rodgers' offensive coordinator in Green Bay from 2019 to 2021, revitalizing the quarterback's profession. Rodgers gained the league MVP award in 2020 and 2021. The Jets employed Hackett simply earlier than buying and selling for Rodgers, seemingly as a method to lure him to New York.
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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers, proper, claims he had no involvement in head coach Robert Saleh's firing, however ESPN character Stephen A. Smith, left, is not completely shopping for his story. (IMAGN/Getty Images)
Lots of soccer followers have tried to attach the dots, however Jets proprietor Woody Johnson stated it was strictly his resolution, and Rodgers “resent[ed]” the “ridiculous allegations” that he performed a role in Saleh's firing, which he referred to as “patently false.”
But Stephen A. Smith nonetheless thinks one thing is fishy. In truth, Smith says Rodgers could also be beating across the bush.
“If you’re Aaron Rodgers, yeah, you didn’t go into the office and say, ‘I want him fired.’ You didn’t go into the office and say, ‘I want him out.’ That may be true,” Smith stated. “But don’t act like you are completely oblivious to what was going on, what the tenor of the situation was like, how things were eroding before our very eyes and that the owner wouldn’t take notice of all of these things.
“And in some way, someway, when y’all bought on the telephone with each other, y’all had been speaking in regards to the chocolate chip cookies and the milk you had been consuming,” he quipped.
Jets head coach Robert Saleh as Aaron Rodgers of the Jets walks off the field in the first half as the Denver Broncos edged the New York Jets 10-9 at MetLife Stadium. (Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
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“Just cease that nonsense. It’s superb the way it’s so tough for folk to simply merely inform the reality. It’s not like we’re utterly oblivious and never cognizant of what the hell is occurring. And when Aaron Rodgers tried to present that impression, that’s after I suppose the believability issue went out the window.”
Rodgers has appeared deceitful before, once telling reporters he was “immunized” from COVID-19 when asked if he was vaccinated. He has since regretted it.
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers looks on before the game against the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Tottenham, England, on Sunday. (Shaun Brooks-Imagn Images)
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Saleh was fired Tuesday morning after more than three seasons with the Jets. New York was off to a 2-3 start after back-to-back losses, but has a chance to take over first place in the division with a win Monday night over the Buffalo Bills.
Fox News' Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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