The Jets are going all out of their recruitment of Aaron Rodgers, and Sauce Gardner helps lead the cost.
After reviews emerged that a number of prime Jets officers — together with proprietor Woody Johnson, normal supervisor Joe Douglas and head coach Robert Saleh — met with Rodgers in California on Tuesday, a number of Jets gamers tweeted at Rodgers trying to assist sway him to hitch their staff.
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Gardner hinted in his tweets that he would burn the cheesehead that he famously donned after the Jets upset Rodgers’ Packers in Inexperienced Bay throughout the 2022 season, after which made good on his promise Thursday night time alongside two of his higher-profile teammates in operating again Breece Corridor and vast receiver Garrett Wilson.
In a five-minute video posted to his YouTube channel, Gardner referred to as Rodgers “one in all if not the most effective quarterback [sic] within the league proper now” and stated he had a dialog with the longtime Packer that gave Gardner hope that “he could possibly be in that inexperienced and white subsequent season” earlier than burning the cheesehead in a fireplace pit with Corridor and Wilson.
Despite the fact that Gardner made it clear that his burning of the Packers headgear was not a affirmation that Rodgers had already determined to go to New York, he additionally interviewed Corridor and Wilson about what it could be wish to line up the subsequent offense for Rodgers.
“I simply know it is gonna be exact,” Wilson stated. “That is the primary factor I take into consideration after I take into consideration [Rodgers].”
Corridor then addressed Rodgers straight.
“You see what you are going to have over right here, you would possibly as nicely make that transfer,” Corridor stated.
The three watched the cheesehead soften within the hearth, or as Gardner put it, “flip into cheese sauce.” Gardner additionally believes Packers followers might be much less offended at him now that he not owns one in all their headgear staples — although he stated nothing about how they could react to him burning it with a purpose to recruit their staff’s longtime star quarterback.
Sauce Gardner sacrificed a cheesehead in bid to recruit Aaron Rodgers
Gardner, Corridor and Wilson additionally overrated the younger expertise on the Jets’ roster, of which the three of them had been a serious half. Wilson and Gardner received 2022 NFL Offensive and Defensive Rookie of the 12 months, respectively, and Corridor was thought of a contender within the former class till tearing his ACL in October.
“I want you to lock in,” Gardner stated, addressing Rodgers. “I want you to return right here so we will win a Tremendous Bowl… I can educate you the way to get robust, too.”
Left unmentioned all through all the video was Zach Wilson, the second general decide within the 2021 NFL Draft, who was benched final season after reviews that he had misplaced respect within the staff’s locker room.
Although the Jets are all-in on attempting to draw Rodgers, famous Jets fan Jason McIntyre claimed on “The Herd” Friday that Rodgers would simply be a “fast repair” and finally not work out for the Jets in the long run.
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