The broad hypothesis is that Aaron Rodgers performed a job in Robert Saleh’s firing, however Rodgers did his finest to silence that notion.
The New York Jets fired Saleh as their head coach 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 Inexperienced Bay from 2019 to 2021, revitalizing Rodgers’ 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 approach to lure him to New York.
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Aaron Rodgers claims he had no involvement in Robert Saleh’s firing. (IMAGN/Getty Pictures)
Numerous soccer followers have tried to attach the dots, however proprietor Woody Johnson stated it was strictly his resolution, and Rodgers “resent[ed]” the “ridiculous allegations” that he performed a job in Saleh’s firing, which he referred to as “patently false.”
However Stephen A. Smith nonetheless thinks one thing is fishy. In reality, Smith says Rodgers could also be beating across the bush.
“In case you’re Aaron Rodgers, yeah, you didn’t go into the workplace and say, ‘I would like him fired.’ You didn’t go into the workplace and say, ‘I would like him out.’ That could be true,” Smith stated. “However don’t act like you might be utterly oblivious to what was happening, what the tenor of the state of affairs was like, how issues have been eroding earlier than our very eyes and that the proprietor wouldn’t take discover of all of these items.Â
“And by some means, someway, when y’all acquired on the telephone with each other, y’all have been speaking in regards to the chocolate chip cookies and the milk you have been consuming.
Jets head coach Robert Saleh as Aaron Rodgers of the Jets walks off the sector within the first half because the Denver Broncos edged the New York Jets 10-9 at MetLife Stadium. (Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com/USA At the moment Community by way of Imagn Pictures)
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“Simply cease that nonsense. It’s superb the way it’s so tough for folk to only 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 offer that impression, that’s after I assume the believability issue went out the window.”
Rodgers has been deceitful earlier than, as soon as telling reporters he was “immunized” from COVID-19 when requested if he was vaccinated. He has since regretted it.
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers earlier than kickoff in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in Tottenham, England, Oct. 6, 2024. (Shaun Brooks-Imagn Pictures)
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Saleh was fired Tuesday morning after greater than three seasons with the Jets. New York was off to a 2-3 begin after back-to-back losses however has an opportunity to take first place within the division with a win Monday night time over the Buffalo Payments.
Fox Information’ Paulina Dedaj contributed to this report.
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