New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers took a few more shots at his critics Tuesday, saying it was the team’s idea to activate him from injured reserve even though he’d already been ruled out for the season.
“I assumed I was going to go on IR,” Rodgers said on ESPN’s “The Pat McAfee Show.” “I asked to be put on IR, but then there was a conversation, ‘Do you want to practice?’ I said not at the expense of somebody getting cut. I know how this works.
“I didn’t feel like I needed to practice to continue my rehab. I could do on-the-field stuff on the side, but, obviously, I got overruled there.”