Aaron Rodgers’ words for Aaron Glenn are a reminder: The Jets were right to move on

Aaron Rodgers’ words for Aaron Glenn are a reminder: The Jets were right to move on

​​Aaron Rodgers Feels Ghosted by the Jets — but They’re Already on a New Path

From the moment Aaron Glenn walked in as head coach, it was clear the Jets were turning the page — and turning it hard. The only problem? Aaron Rodgers didn’t get the memo.

Appearing once again on The Pat McAfee Show Thursday afternoon, Rodgers was his usual candid self, speaking from a sun-soaked patio (likely in Malibu), wearing his signature wired earbuds — the ones he insists help protect his brain. But when the Jets came up in conversation, his internet conveniently glitched.

“They’re probably trying to shut this part down,” Rodgers quipped with a smirk. Or maybe his Wi-Fi budget is tighter now, considering he “flew across the country on [his] own dime” to New Jersey earlier this offseason — a trip that ended up being his last as a member of the Jets.

Rodgers expected a sit-down with Glenn and new general manager Darren Mougey — a chance to share his thoughts on the franchise’s direction and his potential role in it. What he got instead felt more like an exit interview.

Rodgers recounted how the meeting started strangely: Glenn left mid-conversation, then returned with Mougey. Moments later, Glenn leaned forward and asked, “You sure you want to play football?” Rodgers said yes. Glenn replied bluntly: “We’re going in another direction at quarterback.”

“I was shocked,” Rodgers said. And then he let them have it.

“I just flew across the country for this? You could’ve told me on the phone,” he told McAfee.

Things got tense. Rodgers said Glenn brought up concerns about how Rodgers’ presence might affect the team’s chemistry, even suggesting Rodgers might undermine him. Rodgers took offense.

“You don’t know me,” he said. Glenn replied, “You don’t know me.” And that was the tone of the meeting — a cold, businesslike divorce.

Rodgers described it as “rogue” behavior by the new coach. But from the Jets’ perspective, it was anything but.

Let’s rewind to how this all started. In 2023, the Jets made an aggressive play for Rodgers, flying a group to Malibu, hiring his buddy Nathaniel Hackett, overpaying for Allen Lazard, and signing a laundry list of Rodgers’ favorites: Randall Cobb, Billy Turner, Tim Boyle, Dalvin Cook. Few moves paid off. GMs around the league joked that Rodgers was the real GM in Florham Park.

The Jets hoped Rodgers would elevate the team. Instead, they got headlines, controversies, and four offensive snaps before a season-ending injury. He never quite returned to football relevance after that, though he did stay in the spotlight thanks to his weekly McAfee interviews — and not always for the right reasons.

Now, with Glenn at the helm for just 85 days, the Jets are cleaning house. The leaks are gone. The headlines have quieted. The team is younger, leaner, and — in the front office’s eyes — more focused. Only four players over 30 remain on the roster. This is no longer Rodgers’ team. It’s Glenn’s.

And as for Rodgers? He says he wished they’d just fired him over the phone, even though it’s likely he’d have criticized that, too. What matters now is that the breakup is official.

Rodgers’ future is unclear. He told Glenn he was “interested” in playing football — a vague answer for someone entering April still undecided. The Jets didn’t have the luxury of waiting around. They moved on to Justin Fields, who brings a fresh start and, notably, doesn’t seek a spotlight every Tuesday.

Now the focus shifts to Pittsburgh. The Steelers are reportedly circling Rodgers, hoping to make a push with a veteran under center. Sound familiar?

If this chapter plays out like the last, Pittsburgh may want to buckle up.