Julian Edelman: Aaron Rodgers skipping necessary minicamp is a “dangerous glance”
It’s something for Aaron Rodgers to be criticized through idiots like me. It’s moderately some other for him to be criticized through a member of the unique membership of Tremendous Bowl MVPs.
Former Patriots receiver Julian Edelman, who has gained precisely as many Tremendous Bowl MVPs as Rodgers, known as Rodgers out for skipping the Jets’ fresh necessary minicamp.
“I feel it’s a nasty search for your chief, for no matter explanation why, to move and leave out [a mandatory minicamp],” Edelman informed Colin Cowherd on Friday. “I used to be with Tom Brady in his twenty fifth yr or twenty third yr, and he began lacking OTAs right here and there, however he by no means ignored a compulsory minicamp. I simply idea it used to be a nasty glance.”
The Jets appeared the absence as unexcused. That brought on some within the media to make it a large deal, and others within the media to make a large deal of the truth that others made it a large deal. Edelman brings a miles other point of view, one rooted within the Patriot Approach and Tremendous Bowl wins.
“I’m a large Aaron Rodgers fan, but when I used to be in that locker room, and Aaron Rodgers wasn’t there for 3 days at the necessary minicamp, having performed 4 snaps off of an damage when we have now two new receivers, a number of latest linemen that we added to the crew, with a CBA that doesn’t let us observe so much, I ensure there’s 4 or 5 guys — six, seven, 8, 9 guys in that locker room — sitting there like, ‘The place’s he at?’” Edelman mentioned.
If the Jets get started the season sturdy, it’ll be forgotten. In the event that they don’t, some will level to Rodgers skipping the necessary minicamp.
“God forbid the New York Jets get started 1-3 at the start of the season, which they begin with the Niners, Tennessee, Patriots and somebody else regardless [the Broncos],” Edelman mentioned. “Everyone knows the Patriots aren’t any excellent, however that protection continues to be the similar protection, and that’s who Aaron is going towards. In the event that they move 1-3, that is going to be any such giant distraction for that locker room. As a result of everybody goes to be speaking about it.”
Whilst it’ll be tough after coaching camp and the preseason to attract a line again to the center of June if the Jets move 1-3 or worse to start out the season, the Rodgers absence invitations scrutiny as as to whether he’s in reality dedicated to the 2024 Jets. (Take into accout, he in truth thought to be quitting as QB of the NYJ to run for VP of america.)
It’s honest to argue that, if he have been in reality dedicated to the 2024 Jets, he wouldn’t have ignored the necessary minicamp.
