Aaron Rodgers Calls Out Jets Players For Beefing On Sideline During Loss To Patriots

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The current NFL season has not panned out how the New York Jets envisioned after Aaron Rodgers was sidelined for the year with the Achilles injury he succumbed to on his fourth snap as a member of the team. While they were able to win the season debut despite his absence, they’re currently sitting at 1-2 as they combat the internal tension the quarterback recently decided to address.

There was already some bad blood brewing between Breece Hall and the coaching staff before the Jets hosted the Patriots at MetLife Stadium on Sunday, and it boiled over thanks to multiple players who got into it on the sideline during the 15-10 loss to New England.

Wide receiver Garrett Wilson seemed less than thrilled with current starting QB Zach Wilson based on an exchange they had during the third quarter, and while you could certainly argue some people read a bit too much into that particular exchange, it’s pretty clear Michael Carter was not happy with Jets running back coach Taylor Embree (the same man Hall called out) based on what unfolded toward the start of the fourth quarter.

The Jets will be facing an uphill battle against the Chiefs on October 1st, and while they’ll theoretically get a reprieve when they play the Broncos the following week based on how Denver is currently looking, it’s hard to imagine they’re going to be able to hold their own against the Eagles on October 15th barring some major changes.

Rodgers is currently rehabbing his ankle, and while he’s teased the possibility of throwing on a headset to assist the coaching staff when he’s healthy enough, he’s currently largely resigned to sharing the knowledge he’s picked up over the course of an NFL career that’s spanned close to two decades.

On Tuesday, the QB appeared on The Pat McAfee Show to address the current state of affairs in New York and made it clear the Jets need to clean up their act when they know there are cameras tracking their every move.

Here’s what he had to say:

“This is what teams have to go through. There’s adversity points in every season. This year it’s happening early and people are coming for us. 

There’s some heated conversations on the sideline and different things; I think we need to hold our poise a little bit better. We need to not have some of those things happen on the sideline and to be a little better and be better competitors.”

I guess we’ll just have to wait and see if his teammates take that suggestion to heart.