{"id":670393,"date":"2026-01-12T03:19:35","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T03:19:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/670393\/"},"modified":"2026-01-12T03:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T03:19:35","slug":"aaron-rodgers-still-taking-shots-at-jets-ahead-of-steelers-playoff-matchup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/670393\/","title":{"rendered":"Aaron Rodgers still taking shots at Jets ahead of Steelers playoff matchup"},"content":{"rendered":"

Even Aaron Rodgers couldn\u2019t save the Jets and he will tell you why.<\/p>\n

While talking to reporters Thursday, Rodgers reflected on what has been a fun season in Pittsburgh and compared it to the disaster of a time he had in Florham Park.<\/p>\n

\u201cOne of the things I love, and this is kinda the antithesis of where I was, there\u2019s not really any leaks in the boat,\u201d he said. \u201cEvery year you have difficulties and adversity, both on the field and off the field and to go through a season like this and be able to focus on football and not have a lot of other little bulls\u2013t out there has been really nice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"PittsburghAaron Rodgers has been loving his time in Pittsburgh. AP<\/p>\n

Rodgers\u2019 time with the Jets ended unceremoniously<\/a>, as he took umbrage with new coach Aaron Glenn\u2019s approach to telling him the team would be moving on after taking a cross-country flight.<\/p>\n

Rodgers detailed on the \u201cPat McAfee Show\u201d that the meeting lasted about 15 minutes when Glenn abruptly ended the meeting, saying that they were going in a different direction at quarterback, which Rodgers pointed out could have been done over the phone.<\/p>\n

It would appear that all of the laughs from that point are going in Rodgers\u2019 favor, though.<\/p>\n

He ended the season in dominant fashion, winning four of the last five games, including a playoff-clinching Week 18 against the Ravens that featured a dominant fourth quarter.<\/p>\n

This revival season came after two down years with the Jets from 2023-24 during which he indicated there were leaks everywhere.<\/p>\n

Former Jets coach Robert Saleh was particularly upset with Rodgers when he missed mandatory OTAs in June 2024, calling it an unexcused absence and fining him roughly $50,000.<\/p>\n

It was later revealed that Rodgers was in Egypt on a planned vacation rather than at OTAs.<\/p>\n

A prior leak emerged in December 2023 that irked Rodgers when a report came out stating that backup Zach Wilson was unsure about retaking the role as starting quarterback while Rodgers was out with a torn Achilles, with third-stringer Tim Boyle being virtually unplayable at the time.<\/p>\n

\"JetsAaron Glenn and the Jets have been a leak filled mess. Bill Kostroun\/New York Post<\/p>\n

Rodgers called the leaks<\/a> a \u201cproblem with the organization\u201d that needs to end.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe need to get to the bottom of whatever this is coming from and put a stop to it privately. There\u2019s no place in a winning culture (for this),\u201d Rodgers said in December 2023.<\/p>\n

Rodgers previously said this would be his final year, but his strong season at 42 years old has breathed new life into his career and potentially open the door for another campaign.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Before any decision is made, the Steelers and Rodgdrs have a tough task against an elite pass rush when they host the Houston Texans in the Wild-Card round Monday.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt feels good to shut all those comments down,\u201d Rodgers said<\/a> about his elite end to the season and resulting playoff berth. \u201cClean the slate now, anybody can make a run. It\u2019s the hottest team. We\u2019ve won four of five. We\u2019re playing a lot better football than we were earlier in the season. I like our chances.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Even Aaron Rodgers couldn\u2019t save the Jets and he will tell you why. While talking to reporters Thursday,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":670394,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[2051],"tags":[1586,7,226,1255,1917,255,2321,2097,6,57,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-670393","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-aaron-rodgers","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jets","11":"tag-mike-tomlin","12":"tag-new-york","13":"tag-new-york-jets","14":"tag-newyork","15":"tag-newyorkjets","16":"tag-nfl","17":"tag-pittsburgh-steelers","18":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115879973752269101","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670393","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=670393"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/670393\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/670394"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=670393"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=670393"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=670393"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}