2<\/p>\n Sauce Gardner revealed he does not speak to Aaron Rodgers following his Jets exitCredit: Getty 2<\/p>\n Rodgers joined the Pittsburgh Steelers last monthCredit: AP<\/p>\n Rodgers had a good relationship with Gardner at the Jets<\/a> with the pair going viral for their smoking handshake.<\/p>\n But it appears that is now a thing of the past with Gardner revealing he is no longer speaking to Rodgers.<\/p>\n He told Complex<\/a>: \u201cWe haven\u2019t been in touch as much. <\/p>\n \u201cAt the beginning of the offseason, we were more in touch. I think once there was really a reality that he was going to go to Pittsburgh, we just felt that we didn\u2019t need to talk no more.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like we seen us having to play each other week one. We really just seen the future \u2014 I\u2019m joking about that. <\/p>\n “But no, we haven\u2019t really talked. <\/p>\n “We play each other week one. I\u2019m sure we going to talk before that, and it\u2019s going to be a good game.\u201d<\/p>\n Rodgers, 41, faces former side Jets in his first game with the Steelers<\/a> after signing a one-year deal worth $19.5million.<\/p>\n And he has already made a big demand with his new team.<\/p>\n Rodgers has high standards for his wideouts and Steelers receivers coach Zach Azzanni welcomes the “challenge” of the 20-year veteran’s demands of his players.<\/p>\n Aaron Rodgers makes major announcement over his personal life just days after $13.6 million Pittsburgh Steelers decision<\/p>\n He said: “I love that challenge. I like that.<\/p>\n “I’d rather have someone that’s dialed into the detain in the perimeter, and those guys ultimately have to be on the same page.<\/p>\n “I understand that he’s hard on receivers, and I like that because I’m hard on receivers.”<\/p>\n Rodgers kept the Steelers waiting for much of the summer as he pondered his future in the\u00a0NFL<\/a>.<\/p>\n![\"Sauce](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/1-new-york-jets-field-883307765.jpg\")
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