Jets’ Aaron Rodgers opens up about relationship with Robert Saleh
The New York Jets have started the 2024 NFL season with a 2-2 record. They are coming off a bad loss and performance against the Denver Broncos at MetLife Stadium in Week 4, and there are many questions about whether head coach Robert Saleh and his coaching staff can get the job done in New York.
One concerning storyline for the Jets after the loss to the Broncos is the relationship between superstar quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Saleh. There have been some awkward moments between the two, but Rodgers seems to have respect for his head coach.
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Rodgers recently appeared on The Pat McAfee Show and was asked about his relationship with the Jets head coach via ESPN.
“Rob and I have a great relationship; we have since day one when I got here,” Rodgers said during his weekly appearance on “The Pat McAfee Show.” “We have text message conversations, threads that we’re in, conversations about a number of different topics outside of football. We have a good friendship.”
The one-time Super Bowl champion seems to have a solid relationship with his head coach, which he calls a “friendship,” but this narrative likely won’t stop, as it has become a hot topic of discussion around the league.
“There’s always going to be messaging and narratives out there, and you have two choices,” he said. “You can ride the wave — really, a roller coaster — or you can say, “F— it, I don’t care.’ And I’m the latter. I don’t get into what the conversation is going on outside the building around myself.
“The relationships that I have — the most important ones — are looking a guy in the eye, in the locker room or in a meeting room, and knowing he’s got your back, and you got his back.”
Only time will tell whether the Rodgers experiment in New York will work, but things appear rocky right now. However, there’s plenty of time to turn things around and make the Jets a legitimate playoff team or potentially a title contender.
