NEW York Jets teammates Aaron Rodgers and Garrett Wilson downplayed the viral training camp brouhaha.
Images of NFL stars involved in two heated arguments were widely circulated earlier this week.
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Rodgers showed up late to Jets training and was fined $50,000 after jetting off to Egypt for a late-season trip, for ESPN.
During practice on Saturday and Tuesday, the four-time MVP was filmed protesting Wilson on the sidelines.
The pair appeared to be arguing after a miscommunication on the field.
Rodgers broke his silence in the clips Wednesday, insisting his relationship with his No. 1 receiver is good.
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“He has to get on my page, but I have to get on his page too,” Rodgers told the assembled media after Jets practice.
“Because he has a whole book that I need to fully understand.
“A skill set and ability and feel and rhythm and all the different things he does out there.
“So these are good conversations. They can seem a lot more heated than they are, but there’s usually a smile on our faces afterwards — at least one of us.”
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Rodgers is preparing for his second year with the Jets after a disastrous 2023.
The 40-year-old tore his Achilles tendon on the opening drive of last season against the Buffalo Bills.
He will likely lean heavily on Wilson, 24, in the upcoming campaign.
“The best ever [argued back]and I like this [discussions]” added Rodgers.
“I love a good exchange of ideas, as long as in the end we can agree to disagree and revisit the issue later and come to some kind of compromise.”
Wilson started all 17 games for the Jets last season.
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Despite operating in a calamitous offense plagued by poor quarterback play, he still recorded his second consecutive 1,000-yard receiving season.
The 10th overall pick in 2022 is excited about Rodgers starting consistently at center.
And he also downplayed the scenes seen by thousands of NFL fans in the viral clip.
“It’s really enlightening to me every time we have issues like this, regardless of how they may seem, just because I’m an emotional and passionate guy,” Wilson said.
“So when we lose, I may look a certain way, but in reality, all these conversations, these things are helping me be better for Aaron because he can make his life so much easier.
“So for me, it’s my job to be mindful of my details and he’s with me on those details.”
Rodgers is likely to miss the preseason as the Jets urge caution from the 40-year-old.
New York opens its 2024 campaign against the San Francisco 49ers on September 9.
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