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One unnamed New York Jets player said he respected head coach Aaron Glenn’s decision to part ways with Aaron Rodgers this offseason.
“I respected it,” the anonymous Jets player told ESPN’s Rich Cimini. “It was like cutting off the head of the snake right away and setting the tone, saying, ‘Hey, I’m going to do it my way.’”
New York Jets head coach Aaron Glenn continues to be mum on the Rodgers’ storyline for Sunday’s season opener against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
“It’s not relevant to right now,” Glenn said, via Rich Cimini of ESPN.
Rodgers has criticized Glenn and the Jets organization for having him fly cross country on his “own dime” to hear the news that he was no longer wanted.
“I think we’re gonna have this long conversation,” Rodgers said on The Pat McAfee Show in April. “I’ve flown across the country. Twenty seconds in … I’m talking to the GM about something and [Glenn] leans to the edge of his seat and goes, ‘So, do you want to play football?’
“And I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m interested.’
“Then he says, ‘We’re going in a different direction at quarterback.’”
Rodgers also downplayed any revenge factor or additional emotion about returning to New York to face the Jets on Sunday.
“I’m just excited it’s Week 1,” Rodgers said.
Rodgers was also mum when asked if he keeps in touch with people from the Jets organization.
“I’m not going to tell you that,” he said.
Rodgers seems to be locked in with the season opener just days away.
“I’ve been playing 20 years. Yeah, I know how to execute in a game situation,” Rodgers said when asked about not playing any snaps in the preseason.
Rodgers didn’t discount pregame jitters prior to Sunday’s game. Not on a Wednesday, however.
“Not on Wednesday, no,” he said. “I have to have something, otherwise I’m probably in the wrong profession, so I’ll be definitely excited come Sunday, but Wednesday, just kind of going through the week of preparation.”
Alan Saunders provided reporting from Pittsburgh.
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Jets Player Respected Aaron Glenn’s Decision to Cut Ties with Aaron Rodgers: ‘It Was Like Cutting Off the Head of the Snake’
