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It wouldn’t be the offseason without some drama surrounding Aaron Rodgers.
Aaron Rodgers had an “unexcused” absence from the Jets’ mandatory minicamp on Tuesday and is subject to a fine for not being around the team.
NFL reporter Connor Hughes explained on X that the legendary quarterback had previously planned a trip while he was still rehabbing from his torn Achilles. The Jets reportedly already knew about it. They also knew there would be an overlap with the release of the minicamp schedule.
Hughes further explained that Rodgers’ situation is listed as “unexcused” because you can’t excuse a trip. He also made it clear that despite what social media may think, there is zero unrest within the facility over this situation.
The Jets reportedly do not think this is a big deal since Rodgers has been at every voluntary workout over the last two years.
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Missing a practice in June doesn’t relate to missing a training camp practice when we get to August.
Aaron Rodgers tore his left Achilles in his very first game with the Jets in September 2023. He failed to register a single pass or any yards after he was traded by the Packers to the Jets months earlier.
Robert Saleh Confirms Aaron Rodgers Is Subjected To Be Fined Over Missing Minicamp
Aaron Rodgers (Photo by Luke Hales/Getty Images)
Over the weekend, head coach Robert Saleh said he spoke with defensive tackle Haason Reddick, who is also missing, as well as four-time league MVP Aaron Rodgers.
“Aaron and I spoke before OTAs started,” Saleh said in a pre-practice media conference, per Yahoo. “He’s been very good in communication. He’s been here the entire time. It’s inexcused, but he had an event that was very important to him, which he communicated.”
Saleh confirmed that both players were subject to fines from the collective bargaining agreement.
Saleh further added that Rodgers “communicated a while ago” that he would be absent.
VIDEO: Aaron Rodgers Floats Disturbing New Conspiracy Theory About Pat Tillman’s Death That Will Probably Upset Fans
Aaron Rodgers (Photo via @TuckerCarlson/Twitter)
Rodgers, whose debut with said team went awry just a few snaps deep, is hoping he can play every game for the Jets in 2024 and has been keeping busy getting himself in shape.
It hardly means he doesn’t have time to make guest appearances, which was the case recently as he sat down with Tucker Carlson for a lengthy chat. The chinwag spawned at least one conspiracy theory, this time about Pat Tillman.
Tillman, who left the NFL to enlist in the military in 2002, was killed in Afghanistan via friendly fire two years later. There are still many questions surrounding his death.
Rodgers said Tillman’s death is suspicious, not just in the way he lost his life, but the way the United States handled his body and uniform after his death.
The QB told Carlson he believes that the U.S. took Tillman’s journal, in which he wrote his true feelings on the war, and used his death to “prop up the war propaganda.”
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Aaron Rodgers Blasts America For Turning Its Back On Patriots
Rodgers quickly retold what he read about Tillman’s death, noting that the military did not tell his brother right away and didn’t initially report the friendly fire.
“There are so many people who really love this country that have gotten disenfranchised, and I think that’s part of it,” he said.
Tillman, a former NFL defensive back, enlisted in the U.S. Military after the September 11 terrorist attacks, turning down a $3.6 million contract in favor of serving his country.
Aaron Rodgers cited ‘Where Men Win Glory: The Odyssey of Pat Tillman’ by Jon Krakauer, claiming it’s one of the only books he’s ever read that made him cry.
