Aaron Rodgers was downright ticked off.
The New York Jets quarterback took the snap, started to drop back — and ended up sprawled on the grass after one of his offensive linemen stepped on one of his feet.
Rodgers shouted.
He wasn’t hurt, but he was angry.
Monday was that kind of a day, the first this summer in full pads, for the Jets’ offense. The temperature was hot and so was the quarterback’s temper.
“Yeah, it was a little frustrating today,” tight end Tyler Conklin said. “As an offense, especially after having some really good days together, we’re excited to put the pads on and you don’t want to go out there and have a bad day like that, I guess you could say.
“But on days like that, I think you learn a lot about yourself. And obviously, there’s a lot of camp and a lot of practices to figure stuff out, so it’s just part of the process.”
When it’s a four-time NFL MVP coming off a torn Achilles tendon getting fired up on the field, though, it raises eyebrows a bit more than usual.
“I think that’s the beauty of playing with a great like that, right?” Conklin said. “You have someone that’s going to at all times hold everybody accountable no matter who you are or what happens. And I think that’s kind of been something that, you know, not every team has that.”
Conklin also provided the quote of the day when he was describing what it’s like as a tight end trying to be a reliable target for Rodgers.
“So much of it is just trying to see the game through Aaron’s eyes,” Conklin said. “And that’s kind of impossible because he’s kind of like the Oppenheimer of football, right?”
Foot faults and would-be sacks aren’t the only issues blowing up the offense. Another source of frustration has been an increased number of high snaps during camp from center Joe Tippmann, who has launched a few balls that Rodgers has had to reach up and snare.
“He’s got to work on it,” coach Robert Saleh said. “There’s clearly something going on. He’ll get it down. He’s snapped for…
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