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Aaron Rodgers insisted he played no role in the firing of Robert Saleh as the New York Jets coach and called such allegations « patently false. »
The star quarterback made his weekly appearance on « The Pat McAfee Show » on Wednesday, a day after Jets owner Woody Johnson fired Saleh after the team got off to a 2-3 start in the coach’s fourth season.
There was speculation by some media and fans that Rodgers might have had a hand in influencing Johnson, who said during a conference call Tuesday the decision was « my decision and my decision alone. »
Defensive coordinator Jeff Ulbrich will be the Jets’ interim head coach the rest of the season.
« As far as any of the ridiculous allegations out there, I’m not going to spend more than one sentence in response to it », Rodgers said. « And that is I resent any of those accusations because they’re patently false. And it’s interesting the amount of power that people think that I have, which I don’t. »
Rodgers confirmed he spoke to Johnson on Monday night during a « nice call », but said the owner simply asked him how he was feeling after spraining his left ankle in the Jets’ loss to Minnesota in London on Sunday.
