Aaron Rodgers is shooting back at those who think he pushed for the firing of New York Jets coach Robert Saleh.
“I resent any of those accusations because they’re patently false,” the Jets star quarterback said on ESPN’s Pat McAfee Show on Wednesday.
Saleh was fired Tuesday after the Jets fell to 2-3. Owner Woody Johnson said it was his decision.
Rodgers was linked to the firing after reports of a rift between him and Saleh emerged last week. Rodgers denied he had any issues with Saleh before the Jets’ loss to the Minnesota Vikings in London.
Rodgers, 40, confirmed Wednesday that Johnson phoned him Monday, but he said the call was just about how the quarterback was feeling after he injured his ankle against the Vikings. He said he had no inkling the decision was coming.
Rodgers said several times during the interview that he loves Saleh, who was fired early in his fourth season with the Jets after missing the playoffs the past three years.
The wild Jets story took another turn after the firing when CBS Sports reported Saleh was considering firing offensive co-ordinator Nathaniel Hackett before the head coach was cut loose. Hackett and Rodgers are close, previously having worked together in Green Bay.
Defensive co-ordinator Jeff Ulbrich has been promoted to interim coach for a Jets team that hasn’t made the playoffs since 2010.
Rodgers did acknowledge that there must be changes with the team off to a slow start.
The Jets (2-3) are one game back of the AFC East-leading Buffalo Bills (3-2) heading into a key divisional clash on Monday.
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