FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Aaron Rodgers generally doesn’t do the voluntary part of offseason exercise programs — at least not all of it.
So when he was standing at the podium, minutes after the last practice priorto his brand-new group, New York Jets, broke for the summertime, Rodgers was asked about his ideal participation this year. He wellknown with a little left-handed fist pump, a relocation Jets fans are hoping to see much more of in the fall.
Rodgers had factor to commemorate — mostly because he is delightingin this.
“The last 6 weeks haveactually been about the most enjoyable I’ve had in a while,” Rodgers stated Friday throughout a news conference. “It’s enjoyable to come to work and be thrilled about what we’re doing.”
In previous years, while the quarterback of the Green Bay Packers, Rodgers, 39, had usually utilized the offseason to recharge his mind and body to return to playing shape. Because he hadactually been so engrained in the group’s offense, it wasn’t as necessary for him to be present at the arranged group activities, all of which are voluntary.
Rodgers was important in New York including receivers Allen Lazard and Randall Cobb, reliedon colleagues from his Packers days. He is reuniting with with Nathaniel Hackett — his offensive planner for 3 seasons in Green Bay from 2019-21. Rodgers understands this offense. But he likewise felt his existence would accelerate his assimilation into the locker space and get his colleagues utilized to his design, much of which is asserted on signals and non-verbal interaction at the line of skirmish.
“Yeah, I believe it was excellent,” Rodgers included of his existence at OTAs. “I had initially prepared on being back on the West Coast at least a week to be with my body work individuals and my tra