Jets gave Aaron Rodgers ultimatum on 'Pat McAfee Show' appearances: report

As reports swirl that the New York Jets volition determination connected from Aaron Rodgers this offseason, his media appearances whitethorn origin into the decision.

Rodgers joined the Jets successful the offseason up of the 2023 play aft spending 18 years with the Green Bay Packers.

Before his departure, Rodgers recovered himself successful immoderate controversies, astir notably erstwhile helium said helium was "immunized" against the COVID-19 virus. He besides spoke fondly of the hallucinogen ayahuasca.

Then, soon aft what became his last crippled with the Packers, helium went connected a "darkness retreat."

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Throughout this time, Rodgers had go a mainstay connected ESPN's "The Pat McAfee Show," connected which helium had been known to propulsion the envelope.

Rodgers has continued to marque arguable headlines during his appearances connected the show, including calling retired Dr. Anthony Fauci for his vaccine measures, linking Jimmy Kimmel to Jeffrey Epstein and mocking "celebrities bought by China" up of the 2024 statesmanlike election.

A caller study from The Athletic claims caller Jets brass told Rodgers helium would not beryllium allowed to look connected the amusement if helium plays for the Jets successful 2025.

"I was told that erstwhile they had conversations with Aaron Rodgers astir what the aboriginal would look like, ‘If you’re going to beryllium portion of this team, you’re going to be each of grooming camp, you’re not going to bash Pat McAfee interviews anymore,'" Dianna Russini said connected her "Scoop City" podcast. "They had a speech with him of, ‘If you were to enactment here, present is however we would privation it to be.’"

Fox News Digital reached retired to Rodgers' representative, the Jets and ESPN.

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The Jets hired Aaron Glenn arsenic their caput manager past period and brought successful Darren Mougey arsenic their wide manager. Apparently, Glenn told Rodgers the backmost would person to abide by Glenn's terms, which included afloat offseason involvement.

Rodgers had an unexcused lack from mandatory minicamp, which turned retired to beryllium a scheduled travel successful Egypt. Robert Saleh, the caput manager astatine the time, said, "If it's important to Aaron, it's important to us."

Perhaps Rodgers' clip with the Jets was done anyway. In a play wherever they had, astatine minimum, playoff expectations, they went 5-12 with Rodgers nether center. And though determination were times helium looked similar helium turned backmost the clock, for the astir portion helium did look similar a backmost connected the incorrect broadside of 40 coming disconnected a superior Achilles injury.

Perhaps that wounded robbed Rodgers and the Jets of a run, but with the squad losing 2 much games successful 2024 than it had successful 2023 erstwhile Zach Wilson took implicit for Rodgers — adjacent aft they added Davante Adams — it whitethorn beryllium clip to adjacent the door.

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