Aaron Rodgers revealed the second he suspected Joe Douglas could be getting clipped.
Through the Jets’ bye week with the crew holding a disappointing 3-8 report, proprietor Woody Johnson fired the final supervisor, six weeks after head coach Robert Saleh met the identical destiny.
After joking about web conspiracies that the quarterback had a hand within the whacking of Douglas, McAfee requested Rodgers what his first thought was and if he knew it was coming.
“Well, I didn’t know. I was on a plane about to head back to California and got a call. I love Joe. I spent a lot of time with Joe, a lot of conversations, he’s a f–king great man,” stated Rodgers, who later added that he nonetheless speaks to Saleh.
“He’s a damn good general manager. I had really enjoyed our conversations. I’m disappointed because I had a hand in it. I had an opportunity to play better and to keep him here. So I feel bad about that because he’s a great human. The human aspect of this is tough because there’s families involved. Joe is such a great dude. I have so much love and respect for him.”
Nonetheless, Rodgers had an thought one thing was up when Johnson arrived, through chopper, on the facility throughout follow.
“I can’t say I was fully surprised, though, because there was a helicopter that landed at practice on that Tuesday,” Rodgers stated. “I don’t know, I just felt like something crazy was about to go down. Maybe it isn’t crazy outside the building, but when the helicopter landed in mid-practice I was like…”
At this level, Rodgers’ former teammate A.J. Hawk interjected and requested if helicopter landings had been irregular with the Jets and mused that they’re frequent with Jerry Jones and the Cowboys.
“I mean, does he come in on a helicopter? I just knew, something might going down here,” Rodgers stated.
“I was like, ‘Damn, I hope it’s not Joe.’”
Elsewhere within the spot, when speaking about his future, Rodgers stated that he was open to quite a few eventualities for the place he performs subsequent however specified that his first selection can be to stay with the Jets alongside Davante Adams, the crew’s younger core — and a brand new regime.
