Aaron Rodgers made his first public look because the drama over his whereabouts whereas the New York Jets started obligatory minicamp earlier this month.
Rodgers was seen cageside at UFC 303 in Las Vegas on Saturday night time. He was seen along with his former Inexperienced Bay Packers teammate, tight finish Marcedes Lewis. The veteran NFL participant now performs for the Chicago Bears.
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New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers throughout UFC 303 at T-Cellular Enviornment on June 29, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Chris Unger/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photographs)
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Chicago Bears tight finish Marcedes Lewis attend UFC 303 on June 29, 2024, in Las Vegas. (Josh Hedges/Zuffa LLC through Getty Photographs)
The star quarterback has been absent from minicamp. Jets head coach Robert Saleh described it as an “unexcused absence,” which sparked a whirlwind of controversy from sports activities pundits within the New York Metropolis space.
Saleh tried to place all of the hoopla to relaxation.
“Aaron and I are on the very same web page,” Saleh stated earlier this month, through the New York Put up. “There’s no problem between Aaron (and me]) or his teammates, for that matter. We addressed it (Tuesday). It’s extra of a difficulty for everybody exterior the constructing than it’s inside. That’s about it.”
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Buffalo Payments broad receiver Marquez Valdes-Scantling, who additionally performed with Rodgers in Inexperienced Bay, stated on “The Herd” on Thursday that he had simply labored out with the quarterback in Los Angeles.
“Me and Aaron have been nice mates since I’ve been in Inexperienced Bay. I hit him up, informed him I used to be popping out to L.A., and stated, ‘Let’s run some routes,’” Valdes-Scantling stated. “So, we obtained it in, went out to some highschool, and ran some routes collectively. We’re good. It was good.”
Aaron Rodgers of the New York Jets throughout OTA Offseason Exercises at Atlantic Well being Jets Coaching Heart on June 4, 2024, in Florham Park, New Jersey. (Luke Hales/Getty Photographs)
Rodgers was at organized crew actions earlier within the offseason.
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Rodgers was the Jets’ largest acquisition final yr, however solely performed in 4 snaps earlier than he tore his Achilles.
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