Last month, New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers decided to skip the team’s mandatory minicamp to travel to Egypt. He defended that decision during a recent press conference, but his comments do not seem to be going over well.
Aaron Rodgers made it clear that he has no regrets about his decision to travel to Egypt instead of attend the team’s mandatory minicamp, calling it a “bucket list” destination that he has wanted to go to “ever since I was in a gifted and talented education class.”
“It’s obviously more of an issue outside the building than there was inside the building,” Rodgers said according to Pro Football Talk. “Robert [Saleh] and I are great. We had great conversations throughout the offseason, had a fun one last night in his office till later on. So, it is what it is. I’m an adult. I knew what I was getting into. I knew the fine that was coming and also knew how much I wanted to be in Egypt. I wish there hadn’t been a conflict scheduling-wise, but, you know, it was what it was.”
But not everyone was happy with this explanation from Rodgers as he quickly got absolutely blasted on social media as people expressed their outrage.
Lots of baggage with this guy. Put’s himself above the team. Glad he is the Jets problem now.
— Mark Corey (@MCorey1) July 24, 2024
Like he couldn’t go to Egypt some other week 😂😂😂 the jets are pathetic as usual
— Bye Jerry Sullivan (@ByGerrySullivan) July 24, 2024
What a mistake signing this dude
— Mateo Ypsis Best (@mattjhill71) July 24, 2024
Heres what makes zero sense…why didnt he just alter his plans? Hes loaded and had plenty of time off coming up…cant be financial
— bam bam (@Pass1st11) July 24, 2024
“It’s fine guys because I REALLY wanted to do it”
— Whomizzle (@djniner1) July 24, 2024
“ever since I was in a gifted and talented education class,”
Who says it that way?
A narcissist would.
— Super King – The Best 1 of the 3 (@Bodolicious_D) July 24, 2024
That teams going to be a dumpster fire this year.
— Milton Fletcher (@mfletcher530) July 24, 2024
Clearly, people were not happy with Rodgers.
