The New York Jets unceremoniously parted ways with Aaron Rodgers this offseason.
Rodgers didn’t forget. After the Pittsburgh Steelers’34-32 win over the Jets, he sent a blunt message to his former team.
“There were probably people in the organization that didn’t think I could play anymore, so it was nice to remind those people that I still can,” Rodgers told the media on Sunday, September 7.
Rodgers Showed He Has Plenty of Gas Left in the Tank During Victory Over Jets
The former four-time MVP went off against the Jets.
He finished 22-of-30 (73% completion percentage), 244 passing yards, four touchdowns, to zero interceptions.
The NFL on CBS X account revealed that Rodgers made NFL history against the green and white. He became the first QB over the last six decades to post his stat line of 240 passing yards, four passing touchdowns, and zero interceptions in a team debut “over [the] last 60 NFL seasons.
– Aaron Rodgers (Week 1 vs Jets)
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Rodgers Taunted Jets Fans While Leaving MetLife Stadium
As the 41-year-old walked off the field, he put his hand up to his ears, trolling Jets fans.
“I love beating everybody. So doesn’t matter who it is. I only played 18 games here. I was actually talking to Breece [Hall] about that pre-game. He said, ‘How does it feel?’ I said honestly, I was here for two years, but it doesn’t come close to how it’s going to feel playing Green Bay because that was, you know, 18 years of my career. It was nice to win, especially hearing some of the catcalls out there and the boobirds. I’m not sensitive about that, I expected that, I kind of liked that,” Rodgers explained after the game.
Insider’s Rodgers Report Was Clearly Accurate Ahead of Season Opener
Ahead of the Week 1 matchup, NFL Insider Dianna Russini of The Athletic warned Jets fans about Rodgers.
“I’m told [Rodgers] has quietly had a phenomenal training camp for the Steelers. Rodgers, according to folks I’ve talked with in Pittsburgh, looks refreshed, healthy, and ready to roll,” Russini revealed.
And while the Belichick-Patriots divorce remains messy, there’s no sense of lingering bad blood between Rodgers and the Jets; both sides believe the split was the right move. But if the future Hall of Famer walks back into MetLife Stadium and lights it up in Week 1, it will be hard for owner Woody Johnson and even Jets fans not to think, ‘What could have been…’,” Russini surmised.
Jets Should Feel Good About Their QB Situation
Rodgers certainly lit the Jets‘ defense up like a Christmas tree. However, the team should not feel regret about parting ways with Rodgers.
The Jets lost in Week 1, but it wasn’t Justin Fields’ fault.
Fields played exceptionally well.
He finished 16-of-22 (73% completion percentage), with 218 passing yards, averaged 9.9 yards per attempt, and had one passing touchdown with no interceptions. Fields also added 48 yards rushing and two rushing scores, which tied a career high.
Aaron Rodgers Fires Blunt Message to Jets After Steelers Win