Aaron Rodgers questions 'journalistic integrity' amid reports he says are 'limited in its truth'

The New York Jets’ 2024 run has been afloat of tribulations and adversity, and arsenic such, proprietor Woody Johnson decided to occurrence caput manager Robert Saleh and GM Joe Douglas with a caller authorities successful caput for the future. 

With that being the world the squad faces astatine 3-8, the aboriginal of Aaron Rodgers arsenic the team’s starting backmost has besides travel into question. It was a taxable of speech during his play quality connected "The Pat McAfee Show," but the four-time MVP had clip for those reports that had been coming out, some individually and astir the team, during these hard times. 

While Rodgers addressed his Jets aboriginal during his appearance, helium besides spoke astatine magnitude astir the media, and not successful a bully way. 

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New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers, #8, walks disconnected the tract aft the Jets mislaid an NFL shot crippled to the Indianapolis Colts connected Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024 successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Adam Hunger)

"There is not a batch of journalistic integrity anymore, I don’t think," Rodgers said, which prompted McAfee to respond by saying, "Standards."

"The standards are what they are," Rodgers replied. "Listen, immoderate of the worldly that I’ve work I would accidental the bulk is constricted successful its truth, and questionable successful its content. Meaning, I don’t recognize wherefore immoderate of the articles written past year, due to the fact that it seemed similar they were truly trying to ruin people’s lives."

It is unclear which articles Rodgers specifically was discussing erstwhile it came to the Jets past twelvemonth portion helium was retired with an Achilles tear. However, determination were galore Jets storylines, including Zach Wilson’s struggles and whether the squad should determination connected from him, portion the absorption connected Rodgers’ betterment and imaginable speedy instrumentality was reported connected constantly. 

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When it comes to reports astir himself, Rodgers has been vocal successful the past astir however tiny his interior ellipse is, and nary 1 would find anyone talking to the property connected his behalf. He reminded everyone of that connected Tuesday arsenic well.

"Nobody that I person a narration with does that," helium said. "I don’t person anybody, I don’t believe, that is successful my interior ellipse that would walk immoderate clip talking to a newsman astir different people’s s---, oregon trying to slam ‘em, oregon trying to support themselves. But, unfortunately, this concern has turned into a batch of screen you’re a--, you know. I conjecture that’s portion of what this is, radical trying to screen their a--, truthful they gotta person a autumn guy. It was [Nathaniel] Hackett, It was Robert [Saleh], it was Joe [Douglas], past it’s me. 

"That’s fine, I tin instrumentality it, I don’t care. Those guys can, too."

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers leaves the tract aft an NFL shot crippled against the Arizona Cardinals connected Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024 successful Glendale, Arizona. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

Rodgers added that helium inactive speaks with his aged caput coach, saying Saleh is "totally fine."

"It’s inactive similar the slander that went his way, I deliberation was wholly unfair. I deliberation the slander that went Hack’s way, and has gone Todd’s [Downing] way, it’s absorbing the information down radical who would effort and leak things. Then again, the existent contented and information astir the leaking is usually precise limited, I would say."

Rodgers did admit that "every present and then" these reports from assorted outlets bash extremity up being true, but helium feels the bulk is "overexaggerated" and lacks the facts astir the matter. 

One of those reports came from The Athletic, which stated Rodgers wants to proceed playing successful 2025, but not for the Jets. Rodgers said connected the amusement that it was "100% false" and that, if helium does determine to play adjacent season, the Jets would beryllium his archetypal option. 

The Jets’ storylines volition proceed to flood the papers and websites arsenic the play comes to its earthy end, and it surely volition impact Rodgers arsenic helium continues to salvage this rollercoaster campaign.

New York Jets backmost Aaron Rodgers, #8, throws walk against the Pittsburgh Steelers during the archetypal 4th astatine Acrisure Stadium. (Barry Reeger-Imagn Images)

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However, Rodgers’ words possibly travel arsenic a warning, astatine slightest successful reports regarding himself: Don’t judge everything you read. 

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