Aaron Rodgers on Robert Saleh’s fighter jets: ‘If I play better, this won’t happen’ | News, scores, highlights, stats and rumors

Aaron Rodgers highlighted his own struggles when discussing what put the New York Jets in a position to fire head coach Robert Saleh.

“The idea of ​​manifestation implies attention and intention,” he told reporters on Thursday. “The word that goes with that is responsibility. We have to be accountable to each other. When something like this happens, it’s a reset for everyone. … If I play better, this doesn’t happen. We play better, on offense, this doesn’t happen, I think this puts us in the spotlight.”

It was easy for some to speculate that Rodgers may have played a role in the organization’s decision to move on from Saleh given some of the apparent issues. icy interactions between the two and his status as a star player, but his latest comments came after he refuted such speculation during an appearance on The Pat McAfee Show.

“As for the ridiculous allegations, I’m not going to spend more than one sentence on them,” he said. “And that is that I resent all those accusations because they are patently false. It’s interesting how much power people think I have. What I don’t have. I love Robert.’

Firing Saleh wasn’t the only change for the Jets, as interim coach Jeff Ulbrich announced Thursday that he had stripped play-calling duties from offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett and instead given him an undisclosed role.

Such a decision was notable because Rodgers previously worked with Hackett with the Green Bay Packers and has a close relationship with the coach.

Perhaps it will provide a much-needed spark for the struggling Jets offense, which now looks ahead to a key divisional matchup against the Buffalo Bills on Monday.