Colin Cowherd and Aaron Rodgers (Photos via @awfulannouncing/X & Getty images)
Aaron Rodgers is somewhere. And, as far as we know, it’s not where he should be as he’s supposed to be at the New York Jets minicamp, where he isn’t.
The quarterback skipped the team event and is the only starter in his position to have done so this offseason despite playing just a few minutes in 2023.
Jets head coach Robert Saleh revealed the veteran QB had prior commitments and took an “unexcused” leave of absence to make himself available for whatever it is. And everyone’s wondering what could be so important.
FS1’s Colin Cowherd apparently has the scoop but doesn’t want to give everything away for fear of burning his source. However, he has revealed that the player is on an overseas vacation.
“I was told last night from a source I trust: Aaron’s on vacation, and it’s overseas,” Cowherd said on Wednesday.
The analyst has indicated that Rodgers cannot keep his location under wraps much longer, so everyone else will know by tomorrow.
“I’m also told you’ll learn about where he’s at tomorrow. Don’t want to burn my souce — I’m told you’ll learn about it tomorrow,” he continued. “Maybe he is at an event, can’t believe there’s something overseas that would take 7, 8, 9 days — again, maybe they have a music festival. But the point is, don’t be surprised by this.
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“This is sort of what you would expect. Impulsive owner, new GM, coach with a losing record, prickly, older, at times arrogant, disconnected quarterback.”
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Some fans have hypothesized that the QB could be in California to attend an event presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy is holding in Glendale on Thursday.
Haason Reddick is also skipping minicamp, but he’s doing it as part of a contract holdout, which is typical of players looking to secure new deals. He also never wanted to be traded to the Jets, so he isn’t catching any heat over his absence.
Rodgers, on the other hand, is getting roasted by media outlets in NY.
According to SNY’s Connor Hughes, the Jets were aware of Rodgers’ plans weeks ago as he made them while rehabbing. Still, Saleh was sure to note that the absence was “unexcused,” because a vacation can’t be excused during minicamp.
VIDEO: FOX’s Colin Cowherd Puts The WNBA On Blast For Their Horrible Decision That Has Set Caitlin Clark Up For Failure
Colin Cowherd (Photo via @TheHerd/Twitter)
Colin Cowherd has slammed the WNBA, claiming that the league is not acting in its best interest regarding Caitlin Clark.
Clark has gotten off to a cold start in the pros. Her Indiana Fever have lost their first two games of the season by significant margins (21 and 36). She scored 20 points in her debut game against the Connecticut Sun but could only register nine vs. the New York Liberty on Thursday night.
The Fever are playing the Liberty again on Saturday, with another game against the Sun coming up right after. Cowherd is of the view that the WNBA should have started Caitlin off with an easier schedule.
“They have never had a player either good enough or interesting enough to drive marketing revenue and TV ratings, so that the entire league can fly private. They fly commercial like the rest of us,” he said on ‘The Herd’ on Friday.
“That doesn’t mean there haven’t been good players, very good players, but Caitlin Clark, who’s never played until a week ago in a WNBA game is the first player that appears they’re banking on her and I say banking literally. They’re literally going out of private flight for two years. The money they’re going to spend on that’s more than the WNBA payroll, so they finally have this moment. Don’t put Caitlyn Clark up in the first four games against New York twice and Connecticut twice. The best defensive teams.”
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Colin Cowherd Wants The Jim Harbaugh/Caleb Williams Treatment For Caitlin Clark
Colin Cowherd pointed to the NFL, which has scheduled relatively easier matchups for the Los Angeles Chargers and the Chicago Bears to capitalize on the allure of Jim Harbaugh and Caleb Williams.
He also cited soccer stars David Beckham and Lionel Messi as examples, noting that the MLS ensured Beckham’s landing in Los Angeles and has allowed Messi to make an unbelievable amount of money.
“Sometimes you got to make stuff work. David Beckham got to LA, Messi got to Miami. I’m not sure if it was the Illuminati, secret handshakes, smoke filled rooms,” he continued. “Make it work.”
“Get Messi paid. Get Beckham to LA. Get Caitlin Clark an easy schedule.”
While Caitlin Clark is the biggest draw in basketball right now, fans could lose interest in her if she keeps on losing and fails to replicate what made her a star in college.
Of course, the competition in the WNBA should by no means be easier than the NCAA’s, but the league might not be helping itself here.
