New York Jets owner Woody Johnson said he met with Aaron Rodgers the night before firing head coach Robert Saleh, but his input didn't play into the firing.
The New York Jets' firing of head coach Robert Saleh came just one day after a meeting between owner Woody Johnson and quarterback Aaron Rodgers, the owner said on Tuesday. Johnson said he met with Rodgers on Monday night, just prior to the firing, but that Rodgers had no input in the decision made Tuesday morning, the owner told reporters on a conference call later in the day. Johnson also said no one had any input on the Saleh firing except for him.
Rodgers said he didn't know that Saleh was going for a hug at the time. 'He’s not a big hugger, usually. So, I didn’t know he was going for the hug. He likes to do the two-hand chest push as well. But he talks a lot about two-score leads. So I kind of just gave him a push and said ‘two-score lead.’ That’s what happened.' The quarterback later said that he and Saleh 'have a great relationship' during an episode of McAfee's show.
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