Aaron Rodgers thinks theres a driving force outside Jets trying to cause Robert Saleh rift
LONDON – Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers pushed back on the idea that there is a fracture in his relationship with head coach Robert Saleh here on Friday.“I think there’s some driving force to try and put a wedge [from] outside the facility between Robert and I,” Rodgers said.“But, you know, we’re really good friends.
We enjoy each other and we spend time [together].Almost every day, I’m in his office talking about things and talking about the energy of the team, the focus of the team, what we need to get done, how I can help him out, how he can help me out.
So we’ve got a great relationship.”The relationship between Rodgers and Saleh has been scrutinized since Rodgers skipped the team’s mandatory minicamp in June, choosing instead to go on vacation in Egypt.Saleh and the Jets fined Rodgers and Saleh’s comments about it at the time drew speculation that he could alienate Rodgers.Then, in their win over the Patriots two weeks ago, there was an awkward sideline exchange where Rodgers pushed Saleh away as the coach tried to hug him.
Both men said that was misinterpreted.Last week, Saleh mentioned Rodgers’ cadence as a possible reason for five false start penalties against the Broncos and Rodgers had a negative reaction to the idea of reducing his cadence.“I think he felt like his answer maybe didn’t actually reflect his feelings,” Rodgers said of Saleh.
“The cadence has been a weapon.I think he kind of went in and got a chance Monday to kind of respond to all that.”Rodgers said there was no need to have a discussion Monday with Saleh about the cadence flap.
Saleh said Wednesday that, “Aaron and I are fantastic.Love the guy.”The Jets traveled here for their game with the Vikings at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday with the cloud of last week’s Broncos loss and the tension from it still hanging over their heads.There is also the lingering prospect of a Davante Adams trade.
The wide receiver requested a trade from the Raider...