Aaron Rodgers is a locker room cancer for the New York Jets.
Right? *Insert eye roll*
The only thing that has pulled the media’s attention from their favorite villain is Haason Reddick’s holdout. But they certainly haven’t forgotten about Rodgers.
Therefore, all of Rodgers’ interactions with his teammates should be under intense scrutiny, right? Not just when he and Garrett Wilson get into a heated conversation in training camp?
Apparently not. Not when moments like this go unnoticed.
Alleged “Team Cancer” and “Threat to Democracy” Aaron Rodgers was the first player to run to Brandon Codrington and congratulate him on his big return pic.twitter.com/Z7Q1d7nPtG
— NYJ Matt (@NYJ_Matt) August 18, 2024
Brandon Codrington, an undrafted free agent cornerback who’s fighting for a roster spot as a returner, had a 63-yard kick return. The first one over to congratulate him? Aaron Rodgers.
Of course, that doesn’t matter because it’s preseason and it’s positive. Only when it’s training camp and it’s negative does the interaction matter.
In the book “Out of the Darkness,” author Ian O’Connor extensively addressed Rodgers’ interactions with teammates. While he talked about some of the negatives that came from Greg Jennings, Donald Driver, and Jermichael Finley, he noted that most of Rodgers’ teammates have only good things to say about him. ESPN’s Rich Cimini told me on The Score Boord Podcast that he’s never heard a bad word about Rodgers from people inside the Jets’ building, players, coaches, and executives alike.
It does seem that much of the drama surrounding Rodgers is externally driven rather than carried internally. Regardless of what the quarterback says publicly, the Jets’ locker room seems thrilled with him. Ultimately, that’s all that matters for the Jets.
