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One of the New York Jets best players was disappointed to see quarterback Aaron Rodgers join the Pittsburgh Steelers.
The New York Jets seemed more than happy to part ways with quarterback Aaron Rodgers when they announced their plans to release him in March. That feeling wasn’t mutual throughout the entire organization, though.
Pittsburgh Steelers defensive tackle Cameron Heyward revealed that Jets star defensive tackle Quinnen Williams was not so happy to see the four-time NFL MVP go.
“One guy I really trust is Quinnen Williams, so I had some conversations about that,” Heyward said on the latest episode of “Not Just Football with Cam Heyward.” “Q. spoke so highly of him, said he was a great teammate, really loved playing with him. I think he was kind of disappointed that Aaron wasn’t coming back there for another season.”
It isn’t Rodgers fault that he isn’t returning to New York this season. In fact, he was interested in staying, despite the team’s coaching staff turnover.
However, he revealed on “The Pat McAfee Show” in April that he was fired less than one minute into the meeting, and that didn’t sit well with him.
“I figured that when I flew across country on my own dime that there was going to be a conversation,” Rodgers said. “20 seconds in, he goes … ‘So, do you want to play football?’ And I was like, ‘Yeah, I’m interested.’ And he said, ‘We’re going in a different direction at quarterback.’ I was kind of shocked. … You could have told me this on the phone if we weren’t even going to have a conversation.”
The Steelers are more than happy to use the adage, ‘One man’s trash is another man’s treasure’ in this scenario, though.
Before Rodgers signed with Pittsburgh, the team’s only quarterbacks under contract were Mason Rudolph, Skylar Thompson, and sixth-round rookie Will Howard.
So the Steelers were more than happy to sign Rodgers on a very team-friendly deal this late into the offseason.
“I think we’re in a good position,” Heyward continued. “Every teammate that he’s had has talked very highly of him, so it’s definitely a step in the right direction, bringing him over here.”
This article originally appeared on Steelers Now: Jets Star ‘Disappointed’ Aaron Rodgers Signed with Steelers
