With the New York Jets struggling, the team made the decision to bench quarterback Zach Wilson this week. And that was a disappointing outcome for Aaron Rodgers, who was always expected to be the team’s starter this season before suffering an Achilles injury during the team’s season-opener.
During his regular weekly appearance on The Pat McAfee Show, Aaron Rodgers admitted that he feels “some personal guilt” about getting injured and putting Zach Wilson in this position in the first place when Wilson was su
“This was obviously not the way any of us thought this was going to go down,” Rodgers said. “It was going to be me and my show, and Zach getting to learn and watch it first-hand, and not having the pressure to go out there and play. So, obviously, this is disappointing. I have some personal guilt around the whole thing. I’m [mad] I wasn’t able to play and frustrated that, you know, if I was out there then I feel like I’d be playing well, and there would be different narratives around our team.
“So, I’m disappointed and sad about that, but it is what it is. We’re all going to support Tim and move forward, but we’re also gonna put our arms around Zach and love on him because he’s a great kid, and it’s not all his fault. This is the way it goes sometimes.”
Disappointing or not, it was clear that some move was necessary after the team failed to score a touchdown in three consecutive games.
