Not showing up for the team’s required minicamp on Tuesday, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers shocked a lot of people and was fined for his unexcused absence. In a rather startling turn of events, though, it appears as though Rodgers will be skipping the whole week rather than just one day of required minicamp.
Not just the one day, Aaron Rodgers is “skipping all of Jets mandatory minicamp this week,” according a report from Dianna Russini of The Athletic.
” Aaron Rodgers likes to be somewhere else apart from football, thus he is skipping all of Jets required minicamp this week. That is his decision, Russini remarked on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Given the team is getting ready for the next season, this is obviously a really startling and brutal choice from the star quarterback, and it generated a lot of comments on social media.
Though head coach Robert Saleh claimed on Tuesday that Rodgers chose to forgo the minicamp in order to attend an event “important to him,” it’s not clear exactly why.
FAQ’S
Q. Why couldn’t Rodgers play?
A. Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers’ Achilles injury on his first drive sidelined him for much of last season.
Q. Was Aaron Rodgers concussed?
A. Rodgers told ESPN Milwaukee that it was his first time leaving a game. “Getting a concussion was frustrating and worrisome. Unable to see.