Current:Home > ScamsEx-Packers returner Amari Rodgers vents about not getting Aaron Rodgers 'love' as rookie -Wealth Momentum Network
Ex-Packers returner Amari Rodgers vents about not getting Aaron Rodgers 'love' as rookie
View
Date:2025-04-18 11:22:06
Aaron Rodgers is doing everything these days to make the rookies on the New York Jets feel at home.
Like actually letting them stay in his home.
"He said I could stay in his guest house if I wanted to," third-round draft pick Malachi Corley said recently during the team's rookie minicamp. "Just trying to stay with him. Be a fly on the wall."
NEVER MISS A SNAP: Sign up for our NFL newsletter for exclusive content
Will he accept Rodgers' offer?
NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.
"Damn right I will," the Western Kentucky alum said.
That kind of red-carpet welcome caught the attention of former Green Bay Packers wide receiver and returner Amari Rodgers.
Amari Rodgers took to social media to vent and claimed Aaron Rodgers never gave him that kind of hospitality.
"Promise this helps him play better as a Rookie," Amari Rodgers wrote in a since-deleted tweet on X, formerly Twitter. "If only I had this type of love coming into GB, but to each his own."
Amari Rodgers' short career in Green Bay was forgettable. The Packers selected him in the third round of the 2021 NFL draft where they hoped he could be a next Randall Cobb type of player. That never came close to happening. He was cut after just 26 total games midway through the 2022 season.
He didn't catch on in the receiving game, finishing with just eight receptions for 85 yards and no touchdowns with the Packers.
It was also a disaster for him as a kickoff and punt returner.
Rodgers had two fumbles as a rookie on special teams and then it got worse his second season. He had five fumbles in 10 games before his release. The final straw came after he fumbled a punt in a home game against the Dallas Cowboys on Nov. 13 with the score tied at 14-14. His miscue led to a quick Cowboys touchdown four plays later.
Rodgers ended that season with the Houston Texans. He spent time in 2023 with the Indianapolis Colts − only appearing on the active roster for three games − before he was released in late October.
The 24-year-old is playing for the Birmingham Stallions of the United Football League this spring. In six games, Rodgers has eight catches for 140 yards and one touchdown.
veryGood! (5758)
Related
- Jorge Ramos reveals his final day with 'Noticiero Univision': 'It's been quite a ride'
- India implements controversial citizenship law singling out Muslims, drawing accusations of polarization
- Dog deaths revive calls for end to Iditarod, the endurance race with deep roots in Alaska tradition
- Storm carrying massive ‘gorilla hail’ threatens parts of Kansas and Missouri
- 'Most Whopper
- Wendy's introduces new Orange Dreamsicle Frosty flavor to kick off Spring
- South Dakota legislator calls for inquiry into Gov. Noem’s Texas dental trip and promo video
- Federal courts move to restrict ‘judge shopping,’ which got attention after abortion medication case
- Sonya Massey's father decries possible release of former deputy charged with her death
- As Texas' largest-ever wildfire nears containment, Panhandle braces for extremely critical fire weather conditions
Ranking
- Head of the Federal Aviation Administration to resign, allowing Trump to pick his successor
- Yankees ace Gerrit Cole out until at least May, will undergo more elbow exams
- March Madness bubble winners and losers: Villanova keeps NCAA Tournament hopes alive. Barely.
- DeSantis orders Florida resources to stop any increase in Haitian migrants fleeing violence
- Man can't find second winning lottery ticket, sues over $394 million jackpot, lawsuit says
- 1 dead and 1 missing after kayak overturns on Connecticut lake
- Don Lemon's show canceled by Elon Musk on X, a year after CNN firing
- Race for Chicago-area prosecutor seat features tough-on-crime judge, lawyer with Democratic backing
Recommendation
Retirement planning: 3 crucial moves everyone should make before 2025
How to Deep Clean Every Part of Your Bed: Mattress, Sheets, Pillows & More
Biden is coming out in opposition to plans to sell US Steel to a Japanese company
As Texas' largest-ever wildfire nears containment, Panhandle braces for extremely critical fire weather conditions
Trump's 'stop
Powerball winning numbers for March 13, 2024 drawing: Jackpot up to $600 million
Group of Five head coaches leaving for assistant jobs is sign of college football landscape shift
Author Mitch Albom, 9 other Americans rescued from Haiti: 'We were lucky to get out'