Aaron Rodgers breaks his silence on tense sideline exchange with New York Jets coach Robert Saleh

Aaron Rodgers has opened up connected his bizarre sideline exchange with Robert Saleh, insisting helium wasn't expecting his New York Jets caput manager to spell successful for a hug.

The backmost was successful brilliant signifier connected his archetypal instrumentality to MetLife since tearing his Achilles, but a hugely affirmative nighttime took a tense crook astatine the extremity of the archetypal quarter.

Returning to the sidelines aft throwing his archetypal location Jets touchdown, caput manager Saleh went successful for a hug - lone to beryllium pushed distant by his seasoned QB.

Explaining the concern to reporters aft the game, Rodgers said: 'It wasn't awkward astatine all. He's not a large hugger, usually, I didn't cognize helium was going for the hug. He likes the 2 manus thorax push. 

'He talks a batch astir 2 people leads truthful I gave him a propulsion and said 2 people lead.'

Saleh besides laughed disconnected immoderate speech of a rift betwixt the pair, saying post-game: 'Part of the things that we've been talking astir is to springiness the defence a two-score lead.

'It [wasn't] a two-score pb truthful helium wanted to spot thing connected defense.'

On societal media, fans jumped to Rodgers' defence and hailed his attitude, insisting it is precisely what the Jets request arsenic they purpose for the Super Bowl.

One wrote: 'I understand. Game ain't won yet and Saleh wants a hug. This that Kobe mentality that this squad needs.'

The Jets are present 2-1 for the archetypal clip since 2015, and look the Denver Broncos adjacent arsenic they look to proceed their winning streak.

Rodgers and Co lost connected the roadworthy to the San Francisco 49ers successful Week 1 but person since bounced backmost with victories implicit the Titans and Patriots.

Rodgers himself was in imperious form, throwing different 2 touchdowns successful his champion show yet successful Jets green.

He completed 27 of his 35 passing attempts - a overmuch higher completion percent than Weeks 1 and 2, and helium near the crippled with a QBR of 81.8 percent.

Rodgers present has 5 touchdown passes for the season, the joint-most of immoderate QB successful the league - though helium has played a crippled more.