Julian Edelman, champion in Super Bowls XLIX, LI and LIII with the New England Patriots, This Saturday he criticized the leadership of Aaron Rodgers, quarterback of the New York Jets.
“I’m a big Aaron Rodgers fan, but I think it’s a bad look for your leader, for whatever reason, to miss a mandatory minicamp,” said Edelman, who won three championship rings alongside Tom Brady in the Pats last decade. pass.
Edelman, New England’s historic receiver, compared the work ethic that Brady, who won seven Super Bowls in his 23-year career, six with the Patriots and one with the Buccaneers, had with Rodgers, who has barely achieved a championship ring in 19 years in the NFL.
“I was with Tom Brady during his career years and he never missed a mandatory minicamp. So I just think this is a bad example,” he added.
Rodgers was absent from the Jets’ mandatory minicamp June 11-13 without an excuse.
According to Robert Saleh, coach of the New Yorkers, he had communication with the quarterback, but without any explanation for his absence.
“The absence is unjustified, I only know that he had an important event for him,” Saleh said at a press conference a week ago.
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Edelman warned that the absence of an offensive leader with the importance of Rodgers could cause uncertainty in the team, especially since last season Aaron missed practically the entire season after breaking his Achilles in Week 1.
“If I were in that locker room and Aaron Rodgers missed three days of minicamp, having missed most of last year due to injury, and now, with new receivers and linemen, I guarantee there would be some players uncertainly asking where is there?”, mentioned the former receiver.
Under this scenario, Edelman said he hopes the Jets don’t start with a losing record or the criticism against Rodgers will increase.
“God forbid the New York Jets go 1-3 at the start of the season, starting with the 49ers, Titans, Patriots and Broncos. If they start 1-3 that will be a big distraction for the locker room because everyone is going to talk about it,” he concluded.
