Jets’ Aaron Rodgers shuts down rumors he played a role in Robert Saleh’s dismissal as ‘patently false’

Aaron Rodgers acceptable the grounds consecutive connected Wednesday aft rumors surfaced implicit the New York Jets' determination to portion ways with caput manager Robert Saleh pursuing the team’s latest nonaccomplishment to the Minnesota Vikings. 

A fig of reports speculated a discordant exit for Saleh, including immoderate saying helium was escorted retired of the Jets’ facility by information and that Rodgers himself had a relation successful the coach’s dismissal. 

New York Jets caput manager Robert Saleh during the Denver Broncos crippled astatine MetLife Stadium. (Vincent Carchietta-Imagn Images)

But during his play quality connected "The Pat McAfee Show," Rodgers called the second of those reports "patently false." 

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"As acold arsenic immoderate of the ridiculous allegations retired there, I’m not going to walk much than 1 condemnation successful effect to it and that is that I resent immoderate of those accusations due to the fact that they’re patently false." 

"It’s absorbing the magnitude of powerfulness that radical deliberation that I person – which I don’t, but I emotion Robert," helium continued. 

Reports Tuesday besides indicated that proprietor Woody Johnson spoke with Rodgers the erstwhile nighttime and that the four-time league MVP had a manus successful Saleh’s firing. But Rodgers said the "five minute" telephone was much of a check-up aft his ankle was "banged up" pursuing Sunday’s game. 

New York Jets caput manager Robert Saleh and Aaron Rodgers during the Denver Broncos crippled astatine MetLife Stadium. (Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com/USA Today Network via Imagn Images)

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"Woody called maine connected Monday night, we had a abbreviated conversation. I appreciated the call, it was a genuine telephone and helium conscionable asked maine however I was doing," helium said, earlier going into details. 

"We talked astir the game, and however disappointed I was successful my show and that I’m going to play amended and we’re going to get this happening turned astir – and past we hung up. To that point, Woody has nary work to fto maine cognize what his plans are. Whether helium knew oregon not what helium was doing astatine that moment, was inconsequential. I conscionable appreciated the telephone that helium was checking connected me." 

When asked astir the rumors that the Jets' players were shocked by the decision, Rodgers didn’t respond definitively. 

"I deliberation everybody was feeling for Robert and disquieted astir him." 

New York Jets caput manager Robert Saleh congratulates moving backmost Breece Hall and backmost Aaron Rodgers aft they scored a touchdown against the New England Patriots, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, successful East Rutherford, New Jersey. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

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Saleh broke his soundlessness connected Wednesday morning, thanking the players, coaching staff, enactment and the fans. He did not notation Johnson by name. 

"To each of the players, I genuinely emotion and admit each azygous 1 of you. The quality of the men successful the locker country made coaching you guys the eventual privilege. Through each the ups and downs, each and each 1 of you showed up each time and attacked each moment," helium said successful part. "To my chap coaches and staff, it has been an grant to enactment with each of you. Every 1 of you were ‘all in’ and made sacrifices for 1 different that volition ne'er beryllium forgotten. I privation you each the precise champion of luck for the remainder of the season."  

Saleh was fired Tuesday greeting aft much than 3 seasons with the Jets. New York was disconnected to a 2-3 commencement aft back-to-back losses, but has a accidental to instrumentality archetypal spot successful the part with a triumph Monday nighttime implicit the Buffalo Bills.

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