Jets didn’t think much about Aaron Rodgers-RFK Jr. report: Robert Saleh

ORLANDO, Fla. — Robert Saleh expects Aaron Rodgers to be in Florham Park this fall and never on the marketing campaign path.

Saleh spoke on the NFL’s house owners’ conferences on Monday for the primary time because it was reported that Rodgers, the Jets quarterback, was the potential choose of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his operating mate within the upcoming presidential election.

Saleh was requested for his response to that information.

“I didn’t have one,” Saleh mentioned.

It sounds just like the Jets by no means seen Rodgers coming into the political realm as a severe risk.

“I feel it was seen just a little bit in another way within the political world than it was, no less than in our world,” Saleh mentioned.

Rodgers is in California, nonetheless rehabbing from the Achilles damage that price him the 2023 season.

Saleh mentioned Rodgers is motivated to make his return in 2024.

“Aaron, I do know he’s on a mission,” Saleh mentioned. “I don’t need to converse for him. He’s working his tail off out in California. He’s speaking with us, I received’t say every day however typically. Realizing Aaron, he’s on a mission to do plenty of issues that he wished to do final yr and he’s not going to cease till he will get it executed.”

The Jets will start their offseason program subsequent month.

Saleh mentioned the expectation is that Rodgers will likely be cleared by the medical doctors to take part.

“I’m anticipating him to be accessible for spring,” Saleh mentioned. “You guys know OTAs have grow to be a 7-on-7 camp so he ought to have the ability to do all that stuff. As we get nearer, which we’re within the subsequent couple of weeks, we’ll talk extra with him.”