Aaron Rodgers blasts ridiculous reports he wanted Robert Saleh fired from Jets

Aaron Rodgers emphatically denied playing any part in Robert Saleh’s dismissal from the Jets on Tuesday.And he took a moment Wednesday to show his support for his now-former head coach.

“As far as any of the ridiculous allegations out there, I’m not gonna spend more than one sentence in response to it,” Rodgers said on his weekly appearance on the “Pat McAfee Show.” “And that is that I resent any of those accusations because they are patently false.It’s interesting the amount of power that people think that I have, which I don’t.

I love Robert.”The Jets fired Saleh on Tuesday after two straight embarrassing losses, with the team owning a 2-3 record.Saleh owned a 20-36 overall record in three-plus seasons in charge.

The Jets are promoting defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich to serve as the interim head coach for the rest of the year, starting with a “Monday Night Football” clash with the Bills.Owner Woody Johnson said on a conference call on Tuesday that the decision was his and that Rodgers did not play any part.

“This is one of the most-talented teams that has ever been assembled by the New York Jets,” Johnson said.“I wanted to give this team the most opportunity to win this this season.

I feel that we had to go in a different direction and that’s why I did that today.The change that we made today, that I made, I believe will bring new energy and positivity that will lead to more wins starting now.“I’ve been doing this for 25 years now.

This is probably the best team I’ve had.I just felt that the best way to go forward with a new direction and taking Jeff Ulbrich and making him the interim head coach, I thought that would get the most out of this team and give us the best chance to do what we all want to, which is going to the playoffs.”He said that he spoke with Rodgers on Monday after Sunday’s 23-17 loss to the Vikings in London, but that the two didn’t talk about Saleh and that Rodgers had no impact on the decisi...