Aaron Rodgers fired again at Sean Payton, saying: “It made me really feel dangerous that somebody who’s achieved lots is that insecure that they need to take one other man all the way down to set themselves up for some kind of straightforward fall”; Payton had been extremely crucial of offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett
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Aaron Rodgers has responded to a disagreement with Sean Patyon. (AP Photograph/Seth Wenig)
Aaron Rodgers defended offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett after the latter lately was slated by Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton.
The New York Jets quarterback responded to the crucial feedback Denver Broncos’ head coach Payton lately made about Hackett.
On Thursday Payton instructed USA Immediately that Hackett’s 15-game stint with the Broncos final season “was one of many worst teaching jobs within the historical past of the NFL”.
New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers works with Nathaniel Hackett
The Broncos had been 4-11 after they fired Hackett and completed 5-12.
Payton additionally stated there have been “20 soiled fingers” round Russell Wilson’s career-worst season, and directed some pointed remarks on the Jets – Hackett’s new group the place he and Rodgers are reunited after having fun with success collectively at Inexperienced Bay.
Payton subsequently apologized for his feedback on Friday. Nevertheless Rodgers did not let it finish there.
“It made me really feel dangerous that somebody who has achieved lots within the league is that insecure that they need to take one other man all the way down to set themselves up for some kind of straightforward fall if it would not go properly for that group this 12 months,” Rodgers instructed NFL Community.
“I feel it was method out of line, inappropriate, and I feel he must preserve my coaches’ names out of his mouth.”
Rodgers, acquired by New York in April from Inexperienced Bay, stated Hackett is “arguably my favorite coach I’ve ever had within the NFL”.
They labored collectively for 2 of Rodgers’ 4 NFL MVP awards in 2020 and 2021 with the Packers.
Payton additionally criticized the Jets for being the most recent NFL group “making an attempt to win the offseason” – one thing he stated the Broncos tried to do beneath Hackett and had been “embarrassed”.
On Thursday Jets coach Robert Saleh stated: “Hackett’s doing an outstanding job right here.”
He added: “There’s lots of people which can be hating on us and lots of people searching for us to fail.”
Rodgers stated Hackett is “arguably my favorite coach I’ve ever had within the NFL”
Payton on Friday stated he regretted the remarks wherein he disparaged Hackett, and stated he would attain out to him and Saleh “on the proper time”.
“Pay attention, I had a kind of moments the place I nonetheless had my Fox hat on and never my teaching hat,” stated Payton, who’s returning to the sideline this season after a 12 months’s sabbatical throughout which he labored as a studio soccer analyst for Fox Sports activities following a 15-year stint with the New Orleans Saints.
Rodgers instructed NFL Community he thought Payton’s preliminary feedback “had been very stunning, for a coach to try this to a different coach”.
In the meantime, the back-and-forth makes the Jets’ matchup in Denver in Week 5 on October 8 a bit spicier.
Payton acknowledged it “actually will convey extra curiosity to the sport once we play them, however that looks as if years from now”.