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“Folds When It Counts”: Digging Up Trauma for Old Admirers, New York’s Messiah Aaron Rodgers Perfect Looking Throw Gets Serious Doubts Raised

Published 06/06/2023, 5:30 AM EDT

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Aaron Rodgers joins the New York Jets after a 19-year spell with the Packers. His stay at the Packers saw him lift one Super Bowl in 2010 as well as earn multiple NFL MVP awards. With such a successful career with the Packers, one that saw him win individual and team honors. The request to be traded would have shocked almost everyone.

With the Jets swooping in to sign the legendary QB from the Packers, the move comes as a statement of intent. The New York Jets have not won a Super Bowl since 1968. They haven’t even made an appearance in the finals since their Super Bowl win. The arrival of Aaron Rodgers might change that in their favor.

Aaron Rodgers turns up the style at the Jets

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The Jets have their preseason training underway as they prepare for the 2023 NFL season. And with the preseason training, Aaron Rodgers has turned up to the Jets’ training ground with his A game. The Jets are releasing clips of the training sessions on their Socials, and one clip has caught the fan’s eye.

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In an Instagram post uploaded by the Jets, Aaron Rodgers made a perfect pass to his teammate Joe Tippman. The spiral pass was a long one, which was well received by his teammate on the training pitch.

 

 

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With the preseason set to begin in early August, the Jets and all the other franchises would want to head in with the best form. The New York Jets will take on the Cleveland Browns in the Hall of Fame Game on 3rd August, which is less than 2 months away.

Rodgers’ fan rip up old wounds after his switch

The breakup between Rodgers and the Packers does not seem to be cordial. The fans have not reacted well to the trade which is seeping out on social media. As he continues to develop his fitness at the Jets, the Packers fans take subtle digs at Aaron Rodgers. In the same Instagram post, many fans are in awe of the pass.

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One fan comments, talking about the pass, saying, “He wasn’t even looking at him at first and still threw a dime 😂😂.

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Another fan talks about the serenity of the pass and says, “So perfect I thought it was fake.

A Packers fan talks about Rodgers not showing up when it matters. He goes on to comment, “As a Packers fan, I’ll tell u all u Jets fans this, don’t get ur hopes up. He always looks great but folds when it counts.”

Another fan follows up with, “could’ve used that in the lions game.” A seemingly subtly shot hinting at the loss in November 2022 when they lost to their rivals, the Detroit Lions. This was compounded as they also lost a playoff match against the Lions in January.

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The move from the Packers to the Jets makes sense to Aaron Rodgers, even if it may not to everyone else. But whether the switch was a masterstroke or a shot in the foot, the jury is still out on that. With the season creeping closer and closer, we’ll get our answers soon enough.

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Kushal Jain is an NFL writer at EssentiallySports. Having started off writing as a hobby when he was 19, it has snowballed into becoming his full time profession. He is a passionate football fan, or as per the US etymology, soccer fan.
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